ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does engine cooling system mean? 

• ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM (noun)
  The noun ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM has 1 sense:

1. equipment in a motor vehicle that cools the engine

  Familiarity information: ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Equipment in a motor vehicle that cools the engine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cooling system; engine cooling system

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)