cooling tower
noun
: a structure over which circulated water is trickled to reduce its temperature by partial evaporation
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People can contract Legionnaires’ disease in the shower, at cooling towers or from devices that spray water drops.
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A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Also, maintenance crews shut off irrigation systems and all cooling towers are drained to prevent freezing, the district said.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
Components that need to be replaced include chillers, condensing water pumps, central plant piping, heat exchangers and cooling towers.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
Fabs also use water to run cooling towers and scrubbers — systems that remove gas pollutants from the plants' exhaust.
—Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
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A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Also, maintenance crews shut off irrigation systems and all cooling towers are drained to prevent freezing, the district said.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
Components that need to be replaced include chillers, condensing water pumps, central plant piping, heat exchangers and cooling towers.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
Fabs also use water to run cooling towers and scrubbers — systems that remove gas pollutants from the plants' exhaust.
—Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Cooling tower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooling%20tower. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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