exhaust fan

noun

1. a fan for ventilating an interior by drawing air from the interior and expelling it outside.

Word History and Origins

Origin of exhaust fan¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Based on these findings, the researchers would encourage turning on a kitchen exhaust fan while cooking on a gas stove.

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A gas stove's exhaust fan would likely redirect these nanoparticles away from your respiratory system, but that remains to be tested.

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"Since most people don't turn on their exhaust fan while cooking, having kitchen hoods that activate automatically would be a logical solution," Boor said.

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In the experiments, turning on an exhaust fan removed most of the air pollutant from the room within 20 minutes after a hair care routine was completed, but the scientists note that this practice could affect outdoor air quality in densely populated cities.

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Cordero and Casadevall put two air holes in a small Styrofoam packing box containing less than a half-kilogram of button mushrooms, installed a computer exhaust fan in one hole to draw air through it, and put the box into a larger Styrofoam container.

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