extractor fan
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Georgina Bright, 32, says damp has been pooling on her upstairs ceiling, such that "all the lights have been flickering" and when an extractor fan was removed "loads of water flew out of it".
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2025
You’ll be gracious about getting a novelty doorbell or an extractor fan.
From The Guardian • Dec. 23, 2018
You can keep the door open, to let out some smoke, but cannot switch on an extractor fan.
From Economist • Apr. 5, 2018
Our classroom is the kitchen after a long day, extractor fan howling.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 1, 2016
They finally traced the effect to an extractor fan, whose infrasonic noise happened to be “at just the right frequency to make eyeballs vibrate and so perhaps to generate visual illusions.”
From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2012
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