attic fan
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈætɪk fæn/
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ventilador de ático
- Nothing there but trapped light and enormous whirring blades of the attic fan exhaling like a hot beast.
- solar-powered attic fan
Examples
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Installing an attic fan can significantly improve ventilation and reduce indoor temperatures.
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It was a Florida plantation-style house, my father said, and it had been built all around a six-foot-wide attic fan.
Fiction book (1995) -
You need an attic fan.
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And the wind turbines are identical in appearance when walking by the house that has them to houses with attic fans.
Blog text (11) -
The installation of a simple attic fan to drive air out under the eaves or through a pipe will greatly reduce temperatures.
Blog text (11) -
Ventilation can be achieved by a combination of opening windows, using attic fans or residential ventilation systems, or by using forced ventilation systems, if available.
Academic text (2010) -
On hot summer days, the attic fan helps to expel hot air, making the house feel cooler.
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We turned on the attic fan to pull hot air out of the house and bring in a refreshing breeze.
Synonyms
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1.0
A machine with blades that moves air to cool a room
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3.2
A fan that moves smoke or moist air out of a room to make it less stuffy
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1.0
A machine with turning blades that uses electricity to move air and cool a room or people
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3.9
A system that brings fresh air into a building and removes stale air
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a fan installed in the attic to expel hot air' is directly and compositionally derived from 'attic' (room under a roof) + 'fan' (air-circulating device). This locative noun–noun compounding pattern is regular in English and common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The term attic fan comes from the simple idea of putting a fan in the attic to push hot air out. Because warm air rises into the attic, the fan sends the hot air out and helps make the house 'cooler'.