extractor fan
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"As I went further into my kitchen, there was a loud noise like a pop and the extractor fan and the glass in the window smashed into my kitchen. It just missed me."
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2019
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
At Mighty Chicken and Ribs, at around midnight, the extractor fan is not working, the tables are unwiped and grimy, and rubbish is exploding from the bin.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 29, 2012
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