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Definition of "air-cool" []

  • To cool (an engine, for example) by a flow of air. (verb-transitive)
  • To air-condition. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "air-cool" in a sentence
  • "I figured the only thing I could do was to hope the fans would air-cool the engine enough to let the car keep on operating."
  • "It would probably run faster, but I don't feel comfortable running a core beyond 70C and don't want to mess with water cooling or the fans necessary to air-cool."
  • "Presented in a stylish diamond black case, the thin and light Aspire 1410 also features a full-size keyboard and Acer's ComfyTouch technology, which uses an innovative Laminar Wall Jet Engine design to air-cool the processor and notebook case."