cooling tower

noun

: a structure over which circulated water is trickled to reduce its temperature by partial evaporation

Examples of cooling tower in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mark Levine, the city's comptroller, said that this current cluster of cases is from a contaminated cooling tower, and not a water system. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 8 July 2026

The disease does not generally spread from person to person, but infections can occur if the bacteria get into a building's water supply, including in shower heads, sink faucets, hot water tanks, heaters, cooling towers and other plumbing systems. — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 7 July 2026

Last summer, cooling towers were behind a Legionnaires’ outbreak in Harlem that caused 6 deaths and sickened more than 100 others. — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

The Health Department said all cooling towers in the affected area are being tested. — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cooling tower

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