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ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Equipment in a motor vehicle that cools the engine
Synonyms:
cooling system; engine cooling system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("engine cooling system" is a kind of...):
equipment (an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service)
Meronyms (parts of "engine cooling system"):
fan (a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces)
fan belt (a belt driven by the crankshaft that drives a fan that pulls air through the radiator)
pump (a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction)
radiator (a mechanism consisting of a metal honeycomb through which hot fluids circulate; heat is transferred from the fluid through the honeycomb to the airstream that is created either by the motion of the vehicle or by a fan)
radiator hose (a flexible hose between the radiator and the engine block)
thermoregulator; thermostat (a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat)
Holonyms ("engine cooling system" is a part of...):
automotive vehicle; motor vehicle (a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails)
