SINCE 1828
chiller
noun
chill·er
| \ ˈchi-lər
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Definition of chiller
1
: one that chills
2
: an eerie or frightening story of murder, violence, or the supernatural
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Once upon a time menswear was considered womenswear’s low-key cousin: fewer shows, chiller vibes, with much less at stake. — Vogue, "The Top 12 Collections of the Fall 2019 Menswear Season," 23 Jan. 2019 His last day as a chiller plant operator at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia had been set for Sunday, Dec. 30. — Andrew Duehren, WSJ, "As Government Shutdown Continues, Workers’ Worries—and Bills—Grow," 1 Jan. 2019 The astronauts did this on July 12 using the Commercial Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus, and all-purpose heater/chiller used for various biological experiments. — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "Why There Are Sperm Swimming Around at the Space Station," 16 July 2018 The property features air shafts that provide ventilation to the Red Line tunnel, and the building has huge industrial chillers on the roof that pump in cool air to the Gallery Place, Judiciary Square and Archives-Navy Memorial stations. — Martine Powers, Washington Post, "Metro seeks buyer for downtown D.C. headquarters," 12 July 2018 The system helps Staples Center’s air conditioning system run more efficiently and lowers the humidity inside so that the chillers don’t need to run as hard to keep the ice frozen. — Ronald D. White, latimes.com, "How Staples Center and the Kings learned to make ice from thin air," 5 July 2018 The Hellcat comes with a new dual-inlet performance grille, along with standard features including launch assist, after-run chiller and torque reserve. — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, "Dodge unveils 797-horsepower, 200 mph Hellcat Redeye," 28 June 2018 The house also has a drawer dishwasher, outdoor fridge, pool casita, butler's pantry, wine chiller and bread warmer. — Lorraine Longhi, azcentral, "Hollywood money manager buys $3.8 million Paradise Valley mansion," 25 June 2018 The decision comes a little over five months after the Air Force awarded a government contract to Boeing, agreeing to pay $23,657,671 to replace two of the five chiller units on the planes used by President Trump. — Paul Sonne, Washington Post, "Air Force cancels $24 million contract to replace Air Force One’s refrigerators," 5 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'chiller.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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