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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Heating now comes from lower-emissions heat pumps, and the existing septic system has been replaced by an Innovative/Alternative (or IA) system designed to prevent excess nitrogen and other nutrients from entering the wastewater, which contributes to water-quality issues and harmful algae blooms.
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Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2025
Maintaining a moderate temperature of 68 degrees at all times is the most efficient way to run a heat pump in winter.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
For EVs without heat pumps, the other winter strategies become even more important.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Dec. 2025
An exception is made for heat pumps, however.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Nov. 2025
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Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2025
Maintaining a moderate temperature of 68 degrees at all times is the most efficient way to run a heat pump in winter.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
For EVs without heat pumps, the other winter strategies become even more important.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Dec. 2025
An exception is made for heat pumps, however.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Nov. 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 Dec. 2025.
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