Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Cooled by contact with circulating water. Gas-engine cylinders are frequently water-cooled. Main bearings and cross-head guides of marine, engines are usually water-cooled by having water circulated through holes in the metal which surrounds the bearing.
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- adjective kept cool or designed to be kept cool by means of water especially circulating water
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Examples
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ENN covers a rather exciting innovation: water-cooled computers that can double as heaters.
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You could build a solid water-cooled Core i7 system for under $2500, and probably out-benchmark most of the systems from any computer manufacturer for the same price.
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The way I remember the years is: first came the heavy water-cooled tripod mounted machine-gun (1917), then came the BAR (1918), then came the light air-cooled tripod mounted machine-gun (1919).
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Another plus: Large supplies of depleted uranium are available as a byproduct of today's water-cooled reactors.
A Window Into the Nuclear Future Robert A. Guth 2011
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(Full disclosure: This was not a formal test, just a couple of editors and Gabe Shenhar, an engineer from our test track, taking a brief cruise.) Harley-Davidson was kind enough to provide a new Night Rod Special, a 1250cc, water-cooled, twin-cylinder model that checks in at a hefty 676 pounds when loaded up with fuel and ready for a rider.
Hog tied: Consumer Reports rides the latest Harleys - Night Rod Special and XR 1200X 2010
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Specifications: Model C-six; engine six-cylinder in-line, water-cooled; bore 4 9/16 in., stroke 5-1/2 in., displacement 495 cu. in., 48 hp. Price new $4,500.
1913 Stevens-Duryea shown at Biltmore Estate | Edwardian Promenade 2010
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The way I remember the years is: first came the heavy water-cooled tripod mounted machine-gun (1917), then came the BAR (1918), then came the light air-cooled tripod mounted machine-gun (1919).
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Air rises from ground level after passing over an artificial pond and draws the water-cooled air through the house.
Cool in Cambodia 2011
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This is the first 911 to have a water-cooled engine, as opposed to the time-honored air-cooled design.
The Porsche 911's Last Hurrah...For Now Dan Neil 2011
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Imagine the smell of a dentist drilling into your teeth magnified a thousand times or more as ivory was fed into cutting machines that had to be water-cooled.
Ivory's Ghosts: White Gold and the Fate of the Elephant 2010
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