water-cool

American

[waw-ter-kool, wot-er-] / ˈwɔ tərˌkul, ˈwɒt ər- /

verb (used with object)

to cool by means of water, especially by water circulating in pipes or a water jacket, as an engine or machine gun.

water-cool British

verb

(tr) to cool (an engine, etc) by a flow of water circulating in an enclosed jacket Compare air-cool

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Other Word Forms

water-cooled adjective
water-cooling adjective

Etymology

Origin of water-cool

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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The text is as rhythmic and spare as the oldest fairy tales, its water-cool tone contrasting eerily with the mouse’s escalating peril.

From New York Times

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