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fan heater

British  

noun

  1. a space heater consisting of an electrically heated element with an electrically driven fan to disperse the heat by forced convection

"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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She said they are "the type of fan heater that you would expect to see in a home heating one room".

From BBC Nov. 23, 2022

Giving evidence, fire service investigator Christopher Howells said the fire was likely to have been started by an electric fan heater.

From BBC Oct. 19, 2021

A caravan fire which killed a three-year-old boy and seriously injured his four-year-old brother was probably caused by an electric fan heater, an inquest has heard.

From BBC Oct. 19, 2021

All my towels are now too sodden to take up any more water and the fan heater just seems to create interesting currents and eddies.

From The Guardian Dec. 8, 2012

"I can hang around 50 sides here," says Hansen, pointing out the domestic fans that circulate the smoke and the tiny fan heater that keeps the humidity down.

From The Guardian Jan. 23, 2011

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