watercool
watercool verb: to cool using water, especially by means of a water cooler.
Verb
watercool (third-person singular simple present watercools, present participle watercooling, simple past and past participle watercooled)
- To cool using water, especially by means of a water cooler.
- Now, it's no great hassle to rig up freshwater cooling, […]. Probably the simplest way to go is a keel cooler, yet even here you'll need the second pump system if you want to watercool the exhaust.1991, George Buehler, Buehler's Backyard Boatbuilding, →ISBN
- Suzuki, however, were not the first to watercool their 500 twin. Instead, this honour went to the British Hi-Tac team, run by Peter Inchley and Frank Higley, in late 1971.2003, Mick Walker, Japanese Production Racing Motorcycles, →ISBN, page 170
Forms of watercool
| third-person singular present | watercools |
|---|---|
| present participle | watercooling |
| past participle | watercooled |
| past | watercooled |
Origin of watercool
Back-formation from water cooler, equivalent to water + cool.
Questions about watercool
- What does watercool mean?
- Watercool means to cool using water, especially by means of a water cooler.
- What part of speech is watercool?
- Watercool is a verb.
- What is the past tense of watercool?
- The past tense of watercool is watercooled.
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