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/vˈɛntəlˌeɪtər/ /vˈɛnəlˌeɪtər/ Listen

Ventilator

noun

A device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or expels foul air.

A device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure. Synonyms: breathing apparatus, breathing device, breathing machine.

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"Ventilator" Quotes from Famous Books

... day, as soon as Hermann made his appearance, Lizaveta rose from her embroidery, went into the drawing-room, opened the ventilator, and threw the letter into the street, trusting that the young officer would have the perception to ...

— The Most Interesting Stories of All Nations • Julian Hawthorne

... I will do all I can for you. I will come to see you every night at this time. I will make you as comfortable as I can as a return for the many courtesies and kindnesses I received while in London. Now light up and jump up to the ventilator to puff the smoke out. If they smell tobacco in the cell you will get ...

— Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons - Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben • Henry Charles Mahoney

... this and having secured his own footing, he now moved cautiously towards the opposite end of the loft, where a small opening, about two feet in length, and one in height, seemingly intended as a ventilator, appeared nearly vertical to the window of the bed-room below. Casting his glance downwards through the opening, he beheld five or six savages standing grouped together, leaning on their guns, and apparently watching ...

— Hardscrabble - The Fall of Chicago: A Tale of Indian Warfare • John Richardson

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— English-Esperanto Dictionary • John Charles O'Connor and Charles Frederic Hayes

... much to say, but they had one detail. Last night one of the men who was told to watch No. 100 had seen something. The windows were all shuttered from top to bottom, each shutter having a little ventilator in it. Field nodded, for he had ...

— The Slave of Silence • Fred M. White

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