cooling tower
noun Energy.
a usually cylindrical structure, sometimes of very great size, in which heat is extracted from water that has been used for cooling, as in a nuclear reactor.
Origin of cooling tower
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby cooling tower
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coolie hat,
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cooling degree-day,
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cooling-off period,
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cooly,
coom,
coomaraswamy
British Dictionary definitions for cooling tower
cooling tower
noun
a tall hollow structure in which steam is condensed or water that is used as a coolant in some industrial process is allowed to cool for reuse by trickling down a surface