air condition

A form of air-condition — To mechanically cool a space or an entire structure.

Meanings

verbair condition (third-person singular simple present air conditions, present participle air conditioning, simple past and past participle air conditioned)

present singular third person air conditions · participle present air conditioning · participle past air conditioned · past air conditioned

  1. alternativeAlternative form of air-condition.

    A steel-frame kit home should cost significantly less to air condition and heat than a standard wood-frame or concrete-block house.

    1989 April 9, James Dulley, “Advantages of Glass-Block Windows Are Clear-Cut”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Jun 2021
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    The very idea of it seemed to serve as a reason not to host the tournament in Qatar: if you have to air condition the stadiums, should the World Cup even be there?

    2022 November 21, Nick Miller, “The science behind an air-conditioned World Cup: Dr Cool, Ford Mondeos and airplane wings”, in The Athletic, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Aug 2024

    The legal action aims to force the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to air condition all its prisons, about two-thirds of which currently lack AC.

    2024 August 9, Ed Pilkington, “‘It’s torture’: brutal heat broils Texas prisons, killing dozens of inmates”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Aug 2024
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APA

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MLA

“air condition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20condition. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “air condition,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20condition.

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