26984 words

ventilation

3 definitions • 4 examples
1
the movement of fresh air around a closed space, or the system that does this:

Examples:

Her room had poor ventilation and in summer it became unbearably stuffy.
a ventilation system
2
the act of forcing air in and out of the lungs of a person who cannot breathe easily on their own, using a special machine called a ventilator:

Examples:

One senior hospital doctor revealed that patients who needed ventilation in intensive care were being treated in general wards because of the lack of beds.
3
the act of expressing an opinion or mentioning a subject so that it can be discussed by others:

Examples:

He resigned, sparing the bank the public ventilation of potentially damaging claims he had made against it.

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