swamp cooler

English

Etymology

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Noun

swamp cooler (plural swamp coolers)

1. (informal) An evaporative cooling device; a device that cools air by blowing it through or across a moist pad or membrane.
   • 2022, N. K. Jemisin, The World We Make, Orbit, page 170:

     Kind of like sitting five feet away from a swamp cooler on a hot day: you feel something approximating a breeze and maybe it’s even cool, but mostly you just end up frustrated and sticky.

Synonyms

• air cooler
• evaporative cooler

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• Finnish: haihdutusjäähdytin (not informal), ilmanviilennin
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• German: Verdampfungskühler m (not informal)
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