Phrase guide

cooling center

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkuːlɪŋ ˌsɛntə/
  • General-American: /ˈkulɪŋ ˌsɛntəɹ/
  • General-American: [-ɾəɹ]
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noun

Meaning 1

An artificially cooled emergency shelter that operates during dangerously hot weather to provide care and relief for people affected by the high temperature.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cool center, cooling shelter, cooling station

Antonyms: warming center, warm space

History

Etymology

From cooling (adjective) + center.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَرْكَز تَبْرِيد (markaz tabrīd) — artificially cooled emergency shelter that operates during dangerously hot weather
  • Bengali: শীতল কেন্দ্র (śitol kendro) — artificially cooled emergency shelter that operates during dangerously hot weather
  • Bengali: কুলিং সেন্টার (kuliṁ senṭār) — artificially cooled emergency shelter that operates during dangerously hot weather
  • Chinese Mandarin: 避暑中心 (bìshǔzhōngxīn) — artificially cooled emergency shelter that operates during dangerously hot weather
  • Finnish: jäähdyttelypiste — artificially cooled emergency shelter that operates during dangerously hot weather
  • French: centre de rafraîchissement — artificially cooled emergency shelter that operates during dangerously hot weather
  • Georgian: გამაგრილებელი ცენტრი (gamagrilebeli cenṭri) — artificially cooled emergency shelter that operates during dangerously hot weather
  • Georgian: გაგრილების ცენტრი (gagrilebis cenṭri) — artificially cooled emergency shelter that operates during dangerously hot weather
  • Hindi: शीतलन केंद्र (śītalan kendra) — artificially cooled emergency shelter that operates during dangerously hot weather
  • Indonesian: pusat pendingin — artificially cooled emergency shelter that operates during dangerously hot weather
  • Italian: centro di raffreddamento — artificially cooled emergency shelter that operates during dangerously hot weather
  • Japanese: クーリングセンター (kūringusentā) — artificially cooled emergency shelter that operates during dangerously hot weather
  • Korean: 쿨링 센터 (kulling senteo) — artificially cooled emergency shelter that operates during dangerously hot weather
  • Russian: центр охлаждения (centr oxlaždenija) — artificially cooled emergency shelter that operates during dangerously hot weather
  • Spanish: centro de enfriamiento — artificially cooled emergency shelter that operates during dangerously hot weather