Meanings
present singular third person watercools · participle present watercooling · participle past watercooled · past watercooled
- To cool using water, especially by means of a water cooler.
Suzuki, however, were not the first to watercool their 500 twin. Instead, this honour went to the British Hi-Tac team, run by Peter Inchley and Frank Higley, in late 1971.
2003, Mick Walker, Japanese Production Racing Motorcycles, →ISBN, page 1701 more example
Now, it's no great hassle to rig up freshwater cooling, […]. Probably the simplest way to go is a keel cooler, yet even here you'll need the second pump system if you want to watercool the exhaust.
1991, George Buehler, Buehler's Backyard Boatbuilding, →ISBN
Origin
Back-formation from water cooler, equivalent to water + cool.
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watercool. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watercool
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