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 proposed Section 4737 would outlaw any governing document restriction preventing replacement of fuel burning with electric heat pump heating or cooling equipment. —Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025

Dragging the segment lower were heat pump headwinds in Europe and lower volumes in food retail. —Jeff Marks, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025

The survey also touches on challenges residents face in electrifying their homes by using electric appliances and equipment such as induction cooktops, heat pump water heaters, and heat pump air conditioning and heating systems. —Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025

However, my Buzz also didn’t have the £1,050 heat pump option and the weather was cold. —James Morris, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 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