swamp cooler
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[edit]swamp cooler (plural swamp coolers)
- (US, informal) Synonym of evaporative cooler
- Synonyms: air cooler, desert cooler
- 2022, N. K. Jemisin, The World We Make, Orbit, page 170:
- Kind of like sitting five feet away from a swamp cooler on a hot day: you feel something approximating a breeze and maybe it’s even cool, but mostly you just end up frustrated and sticky.