radiator

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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

Your mother’s radiator strike is just one microexample of how consumers and economists are worried about the impact these latest events will have on the global oil supply, gas bills and the economy.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 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

While in orbit, she performed three spacewalks to repair a leak in a station radiator and replace a component that transfers power from the station's solar arrays to its systems.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

Later when the ashes grew cold he would move to the top of the radiator, and then, sometime in the middle of the night, he would steal upstairs and curl up beside the old dog.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford