to cool (an engine, etc) by a flow of water circulating in an enclosed jacket
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Derived forms
water-cooled (ˈwater-ˌcooled)
adjective
water-cooling (ˈwater-ˌcooling)
adjective
water-cool in American English
(ˈwɔtərˌkuːl, ˈwɑtər-)
transitive verb
to cool by means of water, esp. by water circulating in pipes or a water jacket, as an engine or machine gun
Derived forms
water-cooled
adjective
Word origin
[1895–1900]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: calling card, cutback, flamenco, hit-and-run, slapstick