air con

plural air cons

1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of air-con.

   All the noise is air flowing through it: there’s none of the rattling or other mechanical sounds you get from cheaper air cons.

   2024 August 12, Kulwinder Rai, Abigail Buchanan, Simon Lewis, “The 11 best portable air conditioners to cool your house”, in Chris Evans, editor, The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Jan 2025

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   The MeacoCool MC series 7000 was definitely the easiest air con unit to use at home thanks to its longer hose, smaller size and clever flexible window kit.

   2021 September 1, Siobhan Grogan, “5 best portable air conditioners that make hot days a breeze”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Oct 2021

   But with decades of underinvestment leaving the UK dismally unprepared to handle further heatwaves, is it time to rethink the progressive position on air con?

   2026 June 29, Phineas Harper, “Not just for rich people: the progressive case for air conditioning”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Jun 2026

present singular third person air cons · participle present air conning · participle past air conned · past air conned

1. alternativeAlternative form of air-con.

   I tend to air con a server room to about 22 degress centigrade.

   2000 December 17, Robert Moir [MVP], “Server Temp”, in microsoft.public.windowsnt.domain (Usenet), archived from the original on 01 Jul 2026

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   Internal walls for the office or a temporary wall for a wing assembly or painting area can be made from whatever old scrap timber is about and a bit of builders plastic, either clear or black. With staples and a bit of plastic for a washer it is quick to put up and with two layers, one inside and one outside your wall frame trapping a few inches of air gives very good insulation if you want to air con the office.

   2003 April 18, Bushy, “Setting up a hangar workshop”, in rec.aviation.homebuilt (Usenet), archived from the original on 01 Jul 2026

   I see the UK government is toying with what sounds like a sensible idea for once. Personal carbon credits, use up your allowance driving a 4x4, flying long haul or air conning your house and you have to buy more credits from those with spare, generally the poor and cyclists. so we get downward pressure on emissions and redistribution of wealth by the back door.

   2005 July 4, The Reids, “Freedoms in Europe”, in rec.travel.europe (Usenet), archived from the original on 01 Jul 2026

   Refrigeration and air conning buildings are very different things.

   2005 August 12, Spiv, “Relay calculators/computers”, in soc.history.war.world-war-ii (Usenet), archived from the original on 01 Jul 2026