Used in a Sentence

ventilator

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ventilator.

Editorial note

For efficiency, that ventilation should go through a heat recovery ventilator (HRV) or energy recovery ventilator (ERV) as appropriate to the climate and budget.

Examples15
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of ventilator gathered in one view.

noun

A device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air.

noun

(medicine) A machine that moves breathable air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe sufficiently.

noun

(figurative) Some behaviour or happening that relieves a tense atmosphere or situation.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ventilator.

noun

A device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air.

noun

(medicine) A machine that moves breathable air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe sufficiently.

noun

(figurative) Some behaviour or happening that relieves a tense atmosphere or situation.

Example sentences

1

For efficiency, that ventilation should go through a heat recovery ventilator (HRV) or energy recovery ventilator (ERV) as appropriate to the climate and budget.

2

Being kept alive for years on a ventilator is nowhere near reasonable.

3

When she stopped breathing, they put her on a ventilator and carried on fighting to save her.

4

And just like a ventilator, staying engaged with life support is going to screw you up.

5

Usually a heat-recovery ventilator is added to recover interior heat when cycling in outside air.

6

For example, apparently it is surprisingly common for surgery teams to use a ventilator, switch to a heart-lung bypass machine, but then forget to turn the ventilator back on once the heart-lung bypass machine is off.

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She had chosen to forgo treatment, but her oncologist pushed her to change her mind, and she was put on a ventilator and antibiotics.

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After 1 week on the ventilator, she began breathing on her own.

9

I got it back on after an hour, and nobody called with ventilator issues, so I think there was no real harm done.

10

Crack a hospital and shut off a ventilator?

11

How about surviving but only with a ventilator?

12

In fact, France still does not allow withholding of nutrition and fluids from an infant not on a ventilator, a practice that is permissible in the US when care is deemed futile.

Quote examples

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To add more anecdotal evidence, I too had childhood asthma (was on a ventilator when very young, inhalers until ~16) and am a "natural" stomach breather.

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(The technical term for these robots is "intensive care unit ventilator".) I love and am probably addicted to programming.

3

This boat is also where we get the name "Dorade box" which is a design of deck ventilator which catches the wind and directs it through the deck of the ship to the cabin below yet rejects any captured water.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use ventilator in a sentence?

For efficiency, that ventilation should go through a heat recovery ventilator (HRV) or energy recovery ventilator (ERV) as appropriate to the climate and budget.

What does ventilator mean?

A device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air.

What part of speech is ventilator?

ventilator is commonly used as noun.