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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
ventilator
    n 1: a device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or
         expels foul air
    2: a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory
       failure [syn: breathing device, breathing apparatus,
       breathing machine, ventilator]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ventilator \Ven"ti*la`tor\, n. [Cf. F. ventilateur, L.
   ventilator a winnower.]
   A contrivance for effecting ventilation; especially, a
   contrivance or machine for drawing off or expelling foul or
   stagnant air from any place or apartment, or for introducing
   that which is fresh and pure.
   [1913 Webster]

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