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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Industrial discharge of heated water into a river, lake, or other body of water, causing a rise in temperature that endangers aquatic life.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun harm to lakes and rivers resulting from the release of excessive waste heat into them
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