air conditioning
regional note: in BRIT, also use air-conditioning
uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun] B2
Air conditioning is a method of providing buildings and vehicles with cool dry air.
Image of air conditioning
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Collocations:
air-conditioning system air-conditioning unit
After two years of use, it is probably time to have your air-conditioning system serviced.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Had we known about the faulty air-conditioning system, we would not have boarded the aircraft.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It belongs in the air-conditioning system, absorbing heat.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
My office has an air-conditioning system, is this likely to be the cause?
The Sun (2011)
The glass surface was wet - the result of condensation caused by the air-conditioning system.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Often it can be a simple thing, like the location of an air-conditioning unit that can be easily moved.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It frees indoor space, reduces electricity consumption and doubles as an air-conditioning unit.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It is not an air-conditioning unit.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He'd found a vacant lot behind the offices and an open door to a defunct central air-conditioning unit.
INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)
Translations:
Chinese: 空调
Japanese: 空調
- politically impossible
- politically incorrect
- politically independent
- politically influential
- politically inspired
- politically naive
- politically neutral
- politically oriented
- politically painful
- politically palatable
- politically partisan
- politically provocative
- political malaise
- political minefield
- political momentum
- political motivation
- political motive
- political necessity
- political novice
- political objective
- political observer
- political obstacle
- political operative
- political opponent
- political opportunism