radiator

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Appearently the condensor and oil / tranny cooler get more actual highway force air cause the radiator was all kinds of jambed up.

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  1. noun A heating device consisting of a series of connected pipes, typically inside an upright metal structure, through which steam or hot water is circulated so as to radiate heat into the surrounding space.
  2. noun A cooling device, as in automotive engines, through which water or other fluids circulate as a coolant.
  3. noun Physics A body that emits radiation.
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  • Attached to the radiator was a complicated affair of iron drums and a smokestack. —  140 - Jiu San
  • Appearently the condensor and oil / tranny cooler get more actual highway force air cause the radiator was all kinds of jambed up. —  Lincoln vs Cadillac
  • Despite the arresting amount of black plastic, the air inlet feeding the radiator is actually smaller than the outgoing model. —  Autoblog
  • Fitting foil panels behind your radiator is a good way to reflect heat into the centre of the room. —  Manchester Evening News - RSS Feed
  • As if Sir Richmond had been in some way rude to it The cap of the radiator was adorned with a little brass figure of a flying Mercury. —  Secret Places of the Heart
 

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/ˈreɪdɪeɪtər/
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