What does fan mean?

Definition

A small electric machine with spinning blades behind a guard, which stands on a table or the floor and blows air at people to cool them down.

Example sentences

• Can you aim the fan at me for a bit? I've just walked up four flights of stairs.🔊

  Can you aim the fan at me for a bit? I've just walked up four flights of stairs.

• My grandmother refuses to sleep with the fan on; she swears it gives you a stiff neck.🔊

  My grandmother refuses to sleep with the fan on; she swears it gives you a stiff neck.

• I took the fan apart to wash the blades, and now there's a screw left over.🔊

  I took the fan apart to wash the blades, and now there's a screw left over.

Related words

fan in other languages

• In Portuguese
• In French
• In Japanese