heat pump

noun

: an apparatus for heating or cooling (such as a building) by transferring heat by mechanical means from or to an external reservoir (such as the ground, water, or outside air)

Examples of heat pump in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The recall affects select Amana Window-Room-Air Conditioning and Through-the-Wall air conditioning units or heat pumps. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 July 2026

On June 25, the CPSC announced a recall of about 13,514 Amana Window-Room-Air-Conditioners (WRAC) and through-the-wall (TTW) air conditioners or heat pumps. — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

This structural limitation is the result of a perfect storm where the simultaneous rise of AI, electric vehicles and industrial heat pumps has overwhelmed existing capacity. — Dr. Dick Bridy, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Reversible air-to-air heat pumps, which are gaining popularity, are an even more efficient option and can both heat homes in winter and cool them in summer. — Beth Gardiner, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for heat pump

• bump
• chump
• clump
• crump
• dump
• gump
• hump
• jump
• lump
• plump
• rump
• slump

Kids Definition

heat pump

noun

: a device for heating or cooling a building by transferring heat contained in a fluid to or from the building