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)
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In New Haven, Conn., another plaintiff in the South Carolina lawsuit, the EPA cancelled an environmental justice grant that would have helped city residents swap out old oil-burning heating systems for more efficient heat pumps.
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Michael Copley, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
Last year, Moore joined eight other state leaders pledging to accelerate the adoption of highly efficient heat pumps by 2030.
—Anne Havemann, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2025
Building codes also help bring down the costs of new technologies — electric heat pumps, for instance — by spurring widespread adoption.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Gas furnaces are generally less efficient than electric heat pumps.
—Rachel Nuwer, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Michael Copley, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
Last year, Moore joined eight other state leaders pledging to accelerate the adoption of highly efficient heat pumps by 2030.
—Anne Havemann, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2025
Building codes also help bring down the costs of new technologies — electric heat pumps, for instance — by spurring widespread adoption.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Gas furnaces are generally less efficient than electric heat pumps.
—Rachel Nuwer, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heat pump
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“Heat pump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heat%20pump. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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