intercooler
noun
in·ter·cool·er
ˌin-tər-ˈkü-lər 
: a device for cooling a fluid (such as air) between successive heat-generating processes
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The 765 receives larger intercoolers, and improved cooling ducts to keep the engine breathing easier.
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Sean Evans, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2025
What's weird is that the setup is missing an intercooler.
—New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2025
This air-supply scheme employs an intercooler to help cool the intake charge, just as conventional superchargers do.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2018
The turbo is noisier, significantly more expensive and poses packaging challenges for the turbo, exhaust, intercoolers and cooling.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Sean Evans, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2025
What's weird is that the setup is missing an intercooler.
—New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2025
This air-supply scheme employs an intercooler to help cool the intake charge, just as conventional superchargers do.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2018
The turbo is noisier, significantly more expensive and poses packaging challenges for the turbo, exhaust, intercoolers and cooling.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for intercooler
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“Intercooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intercooler. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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