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

An electric heat pump is three to five times as efficient as the gas boiler that sits in most American basements. —Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 9 July 2025

Utilities like Baltimore Gas & Electric are already beginning to roll out stronger incentives for electric equipment such as heat pumps, which provide highly efficient heating and cooling all in one system as well as increased rebates for home energy audits and weatherization. —Josh Tulkin, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2025

They are also found in batteries, heat pumps and electric vehicle chargers. —Reuters, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025

Tax credits for homeowners who purchase solar panels, wind turbines, geothermal heat pumps, energy efficient windows, and more would be eliminated. —Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 5 June 2025

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