air vent

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air vent

noun air vents

  1. An opening, possibly covered by a grate or grill, possibly ducted, that allows air to circulate.
  2. A device or valve that allows to air to be evacuated from a radiator or pipe in a heating system.

    Similar: bleed valve, bleed nipple

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noun opening that allows air to circulate

Españolrejilla, ventilación, ventilador, rejilla de ventilación, rejilla ventiladora, ventano
中文通風口 /通风口 tōngfēngkǒu, 通氣孔 /通气孔 tōngqìkǒng

noun device that allows to air to be evacuated from a radiator

Españolpurgador
Portuguêspurgador
DeutschEntlüfter

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@misc{air_vent_2026,
  title = {air vent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/air%20vent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}