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extractor fan

extractor fan noun: a type of fan designed to remove moisture from a room, or dust or fumes from certain environments.

extractor fan: a type of fan designed to remove moisture from a room, or dust or fumes from certain environments
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Noun

extractor fan (plural extractor fans)

  1. A type of fan designed to remove moisture from a room, or dust or fumes from certain environments.
    • Injector testing under pressure has never presented any difficulty. It is carried out in a small, dust-free cubicle fitted with an extractor fan and the meter calibration is checked annually.1962 October, M. J. Wilson, “Three years of dieselisation at Devons Road depot”, in Modern Railways, page 264

Forms of extractor fan

pluralextractor fans

Words that rhyme with extractor fan

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Questions about extractor fan

What does extractor fan mean?
Extractor fan means a type of fan designed to remove moisture from a room, or dust or fumes from certain environments.
What part of speech is extractor fan?
Extractor fan is a noun.
What is the plural of extractor fan?
The plural of extractor fan is extractor fans.

Words near extractor fan in the dictionary

  1. extractives
  2. extractivism
  3. extractivist
  4. extractivists
  5. extractor
  6. extractor fan
  7. extractor fans
  8. extractor hood
  9. extractor hoods
  10. extractors
  11. extracts

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