cooling tower
noun
: a structure over which circulated water is trickled to reduce its temperature by partial evaporation
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This included testing water from cooling towers in large buildings.
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Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
The plant’s cooling towers, administration building and training center were also dismantled and need to be replaced.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
The city health department previously said that 12 cooling towers in the neighborhood had tested positive for the Legionella bacteria.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Key Facts Legionnaires’ is a perennial problem in New York City, especially in buildings that use water cooling towers as part of their air conditioning systems.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
The plant’s cooling towers, administration building and training center were also dismantled and need to be replaced.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
The city health department previously said that 12 cooling towers in the neighborhood had tested positive for the Legionella bacteria.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Key Facts Legionnaires’ is a perennial problem in New York City, especially in buildings that use water cooling towers as part of their air conditioning systems.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cooling tower
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“Cooling tower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooling%20tower. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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