air conditioner

Noun

Meaning

a system that keeps air cool and dry

an appliance designed to extract humidity from the air and thereby cool it

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

air-conditioner

Synonyms

air conditioning vane draft cooling fan blade leaf cooler propeller conditioning refrigerator extractor freezer blower windmill
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Hypernyms

cooling appliance cooling system

Examples

In Mexico an air conditioner is called a politician because it makes a lot of noise but doesn't work very well. Len Deighton

I grew up in northern California, where it was consistently in the hundreds in the summertime. My dad didn't think he should have to turn on the air conditioning when we had a swimming pool in our backyard; it was our built-in air conditioner. Summer Sanders

When the excrement hit the air conditioner. Kurt Vonnegut

I turned my air conditioner the other way around, and it got cold out. The weatherman said, 'I don't understand it. It was supposed to be 80 degrees out today.' I said, 'Oops ... ' Steven Wright

When the excrement hit the air conditioner (Recurring phrase throughout many chapters) Kurt Vonnegut

we rarely turn on the air-conditioner Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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