'Ventilator' definitions:
Definition of 'ventilator'
From: WordNet
noun
A device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or expels foul air
noun
A device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure [syn: breathing device, breathing apparatus, breathing machine, ventilator]
Definition of 'Ventilator'
From: GCIDE
- Ventilator \Ven"ti*la`tor\, n. [Cf. F. ventilateur, L. ventilator a winnower.] A contrivance for effecting ventilation; especially, a contrivance or machine for drawing off or expelling foul or stagnant air from any place or apartment, or for introducing that which is fresh and pure. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'ventilator'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aerator,
- air conditioner,
- air cooler,
- air duct,
- air filter,
- air hole,
- air passage,
- air shaft,
- air tube,
- airway,
- blower,
- blowhole,
- breathing hole,
- chiller,
- cold pack,
- cooler,
- cooling system,
- electric fan,
- exhaust fan,
- fan,
- flabellum,
- ice bag,
- ice bucket,
- ice cube,
- ice pack,
- ice pail,
- louver,
- louverwork,
- naris,
- nostril,
- punkah,
- shaft,
- spilehole,
- spiracle,
- surface cooler,
- thermantidote,
- touchhole,
- transom,
- vent,
- ventage,
- venthole,
- ventiduct,
- ventilating shaft,
- water cooler,
- wind tunnel,
- windcatcher,
- windsail,
- windscoop,
- wine cooler