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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- 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.
- noun A cooling device, as in automotive engines, through which water or other fluids circulate as a coolant.
- noun Physics A body that emits radiation.
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- U Stamped in the huge metal wheel hubs, and below the mascot on the radiator were the words — The Sound of Thunder
- Jean said that on the window-sill over the radiator was the best place for it and it certainly seemed to thrive there. — Funeral In Berlin
- Attached to the radiator was a complicated affair of iron drums and a smokestack. — 140 - Jiu San
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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.
— Lincoln vs Cadillac -
Despite the arresting amount of black plastic, the air inlet feeding the radiator is actually smaller than the outgoing model.
— Autoblog
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- from radiate + -or.
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/ (rāˈdē-āˌtər)/
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