air-cool

[air-kool]

verb (used with object)

1. Machinery.,  to remove the heat of combustion, friction, etc., from (a machine, engine, or device), as by air streams flowing over an engine jacket.

2. to cool by means of air conditioning.

air-cool

verb

1. (tr) to cool (an engine) by a flow of air Compare water-cool

Other Word Forms

• air-cooled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of air-cool¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Ms Porat said that the facility would be air-cooled rather than water-cooled and the heat "captured and redeployed to heat schools and homes".

From BBC

It was initially due to be water cooled, but the US giant switched to an air-cooled system.

From BBC

As the names suggest, air-cooled machines use air to transfer heat out of their systems, and water-cooled machines use water to do this.

From Scientific American

With fully air-conditioned coaches and air-cooled stations, it is the preferred mode of transport for the city-dwellers.

From BBC

Besides the energy efficiency, liquid-cooled cards have another bonus over their air-cooled counterparts — they take up significantly less room, meaning you can fit more of them in the same amount of space.

From The Verge

Related Words

• air-condition 
• chill 
• cool down 
• freeze 
• ice 
• refrigerate