ventilation

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The process of letting fresh air into a room or building and removing stale air.

   The basement had poor ventilation, so the air always felt damp and stuffy.

2. 2
   noun

   A system in a building that supplies and circulates fresh air.

   The engineers were constantly adjusting the ventilation in the office.

3. 3
   noun

   The process of breathing in air and breathing out, especially with medical help.

   The injured man needed mechanical ventilation to keep him breathing.

Common collocations

• ventilation shaft Noun + noun

Borrowed from Middle French ventilation, from Old French ventilacion, from Late Latin ventilatio, from Latin ventilo. Morphologically ventilate + -ion.

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