"swamp cooler" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: swamp coolers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} swamp cooler (plural swamp coolers)
  1. (informal) An evaporative cooling device; a device that cools air by blowing it through or across a moist pad or membrane. Wikipedia link: swamp cooler Tags: informal Synonyms: air cooler, evaporative cooler Translations (Translations): haihdutusjäähdytin (note: not informal) (Finnish), ilmanviilennin (Finnish), Verdampfungskühler (note: not informal) [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-swamp_cooler-en-noun-6TqPP0qn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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