Webster's 1828 Dictionary
COOLING
ppr. Abating heat or excitement; making or becoming cool.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
COOLING
COOLING Cool "ing, p.a.
Defn: Adapted to cool and refresh; allaying heat. "The cooling brook. " Goldsmith. Cooling card, something that dashes hopes. [Obs. ] -- Cooling time (Law ), such a lapse of time as ought, taking all the circumstances of the case in view, to produce a subsiding of passion previously provoked. Wharton.
New American Oxford Dictionary
cooling-off period
cool ing-off pe ri od |ɔf | ▶noun an interval during which two people or groups who are in disagreement can try to settle their differences before taking further action. • an interval after a sales contract is agreed upon during which the purchaser can decide to cancel without loss.
cooling tower
cool ing tow er |ˈkulɪŋ ˌtaʊ (ə )r | ▶noun a tall, open-topped, cylindrical concrete tower, used for cooling water or condensing steam from an industrial process.
Oxford Dictionary
cooling-off period
cooling-off period ▶noun an interval during which two sides in a disagreement can try to settle their differences before taking further action. • a period of time after a sale contract is agreed during which the buyer can cancel the contract without incurring a penalty.
cooling tower
cool |ing tower ▶noun a tall, open-topped, cylindrical concrete tower, used for cooling water or condensing steam from an industrial process.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
cooling-off period
c ò ol ing- ó ff p è riod 名詞 C 1 (議論や労働争議などで二者が妥協点を探す )冷却期間 .2 (商品の購入契約の )取り消し可能期間 [制度 ], クーリングオフ期間 .
The Wordsmith Dictionary