Etymology

cooling center

cool·ing center

Today it means: An artificially cooled emergency shelter that operates during dangerously hot weather to provide care and relief for people affected by the high temperature. Full definition →

First used late 20th c.
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The story

From cooling (adjective) + center.

First known use, by meaning

  • from late 20th c. An artificially cooled emergency shelter that operates during dangerously hot weather to provide care and relief for people affected by the high temperature.

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