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exhaust fan

American  

noun

  1. a fan for ventilating an interior by drawing air from the interior and expelling it outside.


Etymology

Origin of exhaust fan

First recorded in 1870–75

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"Since most people don't turn on their exhaust fan while cooking, having kitchen hoods that activate automatically would be a logical solution," Boor said.

From Science Daily Feb. 27, 2024

This could be as simple as a cooker hood in the kitchen or an exhaust fan in the bathroom.

From Salon Apr. 24, 2023

Use your range hood or exhaust fan, or open windows, to disperse pollutants while cooking.

From Washington Post Jan. 16, 2023

The larger-scale remediation work will include removing tainted surfaces, walls, ductwork and exhaust fan equipment.

From Seattle Times Jan. 16, 2023

She was busy at the stove, presiding over a skillet of fried spinach with radishes, and could not hear me because of the drone of the exhaust fan and the fierce scrapes of her spatula.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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