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extractor fan

British  

noun

  1. a fan used in kitchens, bathrooms, workshops, etc, to remove stale air or fumes

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The kitchen is another area where moisture rises, so open the windows or use the extractor fan when cooking.

From BBC Nov. 15, 2022

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

It's not like other hoods, such as "neighbourhood" or "Robin Hood" or "extractor fan hood".

From The Guardian Jul. 27, 2013

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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