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

Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom said that a Ukrainian drone on Thursday hit a cooling tower of a reactor unit at the Kursk nuclear power plant, but the attack hasn't posed any radiation threat and hasn't affected its operation. — Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026

Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom said that a Ukrainian drone on Thursday hit a cooling tower of a reactor unit at the Kursk nuclear power plant, but the attack hasn’t posed any radiation threat and hasn’t affected its operation. — Samya Kullab, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

Martin on Thursday said that all affected cooling towers have been disinfected. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Martin said that the 10 cooling towers that tested positive as part of the cluster have since been disinfected. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cooling tower

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