冷れい風ふう扇せん

noun

evaporative cooler; swamp cooler

A device that cools air by evaporating water; often used in dry climates. In Japan, sometimes marketed as a lower-power alternative to air conditioners.

• 冷れい風ふう扇せんは水みずの気き化か熱ねつを利り用ようして部屋へやを冷ひやす。

  An evaporative cooler uses the heat of vaporization of water to cool a room.

• 乾かん燥そうした地ち域いきでは冷れい風ふう扇せんが効こう果か的てきだ。

  Evaporative coolers are effective in dry regions.