water-cool

[ 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.

Origin of water-cool

First recorded in 1895–1900

OTHER WORDS FROM water-cool

wa·ter-cooled, adjective

Words nearby water-cool

water witch, water, water everywhere, / nor any drop to drink, water-base paint, water-bath, water-bus, water-cool, water-fast, water-hammer pulse, water-harden, water-inch, water-jacket

British Dictionary definitions for water-cool

water-cool

verb

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

Derived forms of water-cool

water-cooled, adjective water-cooling, adjective