cooling tower
noun
: a structure over which circulated water is trickled to reduce its temperature by partial evaporation
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Investigators found high levels of Legionella bacteria in a cooling tower at what was then the Embassy Suites Napa Valley on California Boulevard, Napa County health officials said.
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Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Not everyone has the space for a massive cooling tower or a dedicated console corner to curb their gaming hunger.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 27 Apr. 2026
In this dense, sparkling web of pipes, tanks, and cooling towers spread over 500 acres, natural gas drawn from around the US is chilled to roughly the surface temperature of the dark side of the moon, liquefied, and pumped into tankers that carry it to the global market.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Large cooling tower fans, rooftop air-handling units and dry coolers generate continuous low-frequency noise.
—Wangda Zuo, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Not everyone has the space for a massive cooling tower or a dedicated console corner to curb their gaming hunger.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 27 Apr. 2026
In this dense, sparkling web of pipes, tanks, and cooling towers spread over 500 acres, natural gas drawn from around the US is chilled to roughly the surface temperature of the dark side of the moon, liquefied, and pumped into tankers that carry it to the global market.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Large cooling tower fans, rooftop air-handling units and dry coolers generate continuous low-frequency noise.
—Wangda Zuo, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Cooling tower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooling%20tower. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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