ceiling fan

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ceiling fan

noun ceiling fans

  1. A fan fixture attached to a ceiling, sometimes with a built-in light. It was set too high to reflect him, it carried only a shelf of looking-glass beer and the moving blades of the ceiling-fan.

    Similar: overhead fan

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: someone who really likes ceilings..

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noun fan fixture on a ceiling

Españolventilador de techo, abano
日本語天井扇風機 tenjō senpūki, シーリングファン shīringu fan
中文吊扇 diàoshàn
Portuguêsventilador de teto
Françaisventilateur de plafond
DeutschDeckenventilator
Italianoventilatore da soffitto
Românăventilator de tavan
Русскийвентиля́тор ventiljátor
Tiếng Việtquạt trần

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@misc{ceiling_fan_2026,
  title = {ceiling fan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ceiling%20fan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}