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air-con, n. and a. orig. Brit.
Brit. |ˈɛːkɒn|, U.S. |ˈɛ(ə)rˌkɑn|
[Shortened ‹air conditioning n.]
A. n. = air conditioning n.
1970Guardian 12 Dec. 11/3 Small hotels..offer..air con and shower attached for {pstlg}3.15. 1987Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 12 July (Weekend Suppl.) 12/7 The ‘air-con’ and the rear toilet make the nine-hour trip tolerably comfortable, though not up to Western tourist standards. 1999T. Parsons Man & Boy (2000) xi. 97, I..saw her sitting..in front of the TV in some little apartment, the air-con turned up to full blast. 2006Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 20 Aug. 49 More importantly, Teslas come fully equipped with air con and heated seats.
B. adj. = air-conditioned adj.
1983Financial Times (Nexis) 17 Sept. i. 12 All ‘air-con’ berths in first class were booked. 2004Farang May 63/4 There's also an air-con ‘microbus’ service. |