"cooling center" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cooling centers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cooling center (plural cooling centers)
  1. An emergency shelter that operates when temperatures become dangerously high, serving stranded travelers, displaced renters and homeowners, and the homeless. Synonyms: cool center, cooling centre
    Sense id: en-cooling_center-en-noun-TPJhmHa2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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