RADIATOR CAP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does radiator cap mean? 

• RADIATOR CAP (noun)
  The noun RADIATOR CAP has 1 sense:

1. cap on the opening in the top of a radiator through which a coolant liquid can be added

  Familiarity information: RADIATOR CAP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RADIATOR CAP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cap on the opening in the top of a radiator through which a coolant liquid can be added

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("radiator cap" is a kind of...):

cap (a top (as for a bottle))

Holonyms ("radiator cap" is a part of...):

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)