air conditioner
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of air conditioner
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Blake said he keeps his windows open because his air conditioner has been out of service in recent weeks.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026
Maybe it’s simply the annual ritual of wrestling your air conditioner out of storage.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
"If you're dealing with a drought, you can go inside and close the door and turn on the air conditioner and get some level of respite," he says.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
That was over the summer, so he turned off the air conditioner, began freeze-drying bulk food purchases rather than storing them in his electric freezer, and started shutting off his lights more often.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025
“This heat wave is very bad. Sorry the air conditioner broke yesterday,” Mariama said.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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