air-conn.adj.
/ˈɛːkɒn/, U.S. /ˈɛ(ə)rˌkɑn/ Originally British.
A. n.
= air conditioning n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > ventilation and air-conditioning > [noun]
ventilation1664
ventilating1743
air conditioning1909
central air conditioning1923
central air1955
AC1962
air-con1970
air1974
1970 Guardian 12 Dec. 11/3 Small hotels..offer..air con and shower attached for £3.15.
1987 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 12 July (Weekend Suppl.) 12/7 The ‘air-con’ and the rear toilet make the nine-hour trip tolerably comfortable, though not up to Western tourist standards.
1999 T. Parsons Man & Boy (2000) xi. 97 I..saw her sitting..in front of the TV in some little apartment, the air-con turned up to full blast.
2006 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 20 Aug. 49 More importantly, Teslas come fully equipped with air con and heated seats.
B. adj.
= air-conditioned adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > gas > air > fresh air > [adjective] > of or relating to ventilation > air-conditioned
air-conditioned1927
air-con1983
1983 Financial Times (Nexis) 17 Sept. i. 12 All ‘air-con’ berths in first class were booked.
2004 Farang May 63/4 There's also an air-con ‘microbus’ service.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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n.adj.1970