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ventilation

ven tuh lay shuhn

  • n  the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
  • n  a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air
    she was continually adjusting the ventilation
  • n  free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest
  • n  the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

  • That facilitates natural air-ventilation systems, also known as breezes.
  • The duo began installing these ventilation grates in Manhattan earlier this year.
  • For $50, the plumbing inspector "fixed" the leaky pipes, and for $100, the ventilation inspector overlooked $2,000 worth of necessary duct work.
News & Articles

  • Crime Stoppers give hood system to Police Department
    PORTSMOUTH — The Seacoast Crime Stoppers board of directors on Wednesday formally presented the city's Police Department with an Erlab Ventilation Hood system.
    June 17, 2013 - Portsmouth Herald
  • Fire doused at hookah & cigar lounge
    Firefighters cut a ventilation hole in the roof of Beans and Leaves on the Black Rock Turnpike early Friday morning. Photo: Contributed Photo Firefighters battled a fire that broke out early Friday at Beans and Leaves, a Black Rock Turnpike hookah and cigar smoking lounge.
    June 14, 2013 - The Fairfield Citizen
  • NRC orders new ventilation systems for Limerick
    Federal regulators are getting more specific about upgrades for dozens of nuclear power plants including one in our region. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has ordered 31 power plants to upgrade ventilation systems for their reactors. The Limerick Generating Station in Montgomery County is one of those plants. The upgrades are meant to prevent hydrogen explosions like those that damaged the ...
    June 12, 2013 - WFMZ Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey
Quotes

  • Brad Pitt in Baltimore Sun
    There's light coming in from all sides and a lot of ventilation,said Pitt, standing in what will be the living room. "A lot of thought has gone into this house."
  • Bobby Jindal in Washington Post
    Further, case studies show that even if residents followed FEMA's guidelines on appropriate ventilation of trailers, high levels of formaldehyde can remain,Jindal said.
  • Gordon Brown in guardian.co.uk
    Writing in the News of the World, Mr Brown said: "Over the next year, every hospital will receive a deep clean. A ward at a time, walls, ceilings, fittings and ventilation shafts will be disinfected and scrubbed clean."

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