"air vent" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: air vents [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} air vent (plural air vents)
  1. An opening, possibly covered by a grate or grill, possibly ducted, that allows air to circulate. Translations (opening that allows air to circulate): отдушник (otdušnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 通風口 (Chinese Mandarin), 通风口 (tōngfēngkǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), 通氣孔 (Chinese Mandarin), 通气孔 (tōngqìkǒng) (Chinese Mandarin), tuuletusluukku (Finnish), rejilla de ventilación [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-air_vent-en-noun-bzQYNTug Disambiguation of 'opening that allows air to circulate': 82 18
  2. A device or valve that allows to air to be evacuated from a radiator or pipe in a heating system. Synonyms: bleed valve, bleed nipple Translations (device that allows to air to be evacuated from a radiator): purgador [masculine] (Galician), Entlüfter [masculine] (German), purgador [masculine] (Portuguese), purgador [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-air_vent-en-noun-QiU4ZQHN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of 'device that allows to air to be evacuated from a radiator': 11 89

Inflected forms

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