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radiator

[rey-dee-ey-ter] / ˈreɪ diˌeɪ tər /


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Even if the visible damage is limited to the hood, radiator and front bumper, there may be damage to other parts, including the cooling system, headlights, sensors and other important elements.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

The outside air can be used to boil the refrigerant, allowing the cycle to repeat: the compressor squeezes it and makes it super-hot again, ready to heat more radiator water.

From BBC Mar. 22, 2026

A "closed-loop" water cooling system, which works a bit like a car radiator and does not require regular refills, prevents them from malfunctioning.

From Barron's Feb. 26, 2026

I don’t know if he’s out of gas, has a busted radiator, flat tires or is suffering from dementia.

From Salon Jan. 23, 2026

A few minutes later she watched Jessie slowly close her eyes, lulled to sleep by the violin playing and the warm air wrapping around her from the radiator.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

Ban daytime heat indoors: Appliances are secret radiators.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

These data centers, along with their solar panels and radiators, cannot be launched in one piece and would need to be assembled in space.

From Science Daily Jun. 19, 2026

Experts say millions of households have turned down radiators and thermostats, taken shorter showers, blocked draughts and found ways to keep the heating off in certain rooms to lower bills.

From BBC May 26, 2026

Across the UK, 1.5m homes are heated by oil, usually a kind of kerosene burned in a boiler to heat water for radiators and hot water.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2026

There were spoons hidden all over the factory, on rafters, in drawers, behind radiators, and so on.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut




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