air vent

collocation in English

meaningsofairandvent

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air
noun
uk
/eər/us
/er/
the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth and that ...
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vent
noun
uk
/vent/us
/vent/
a small opening that allows air, smoke, or gas to enter or leave a ...
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(Definition ofairandventfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofair vent

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There is anairventat the vertex, so there is the same pressure on both free boundaries when two are present.
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The end of the tunnel was secured just beneath the filter housing of an extractorairventin the ceiling of the corridor.
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There is always the lurking suspicion that anairventwill be sited in their gardens.
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Theairventeven comes up in the middle of the dome.
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A defectiveairventwill almost certainly lead to that ubiquitous and horribly expensive distemper, dry rot.
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As the tunnel was being constructed, anairventwas excavated using explosives.
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A cat used to enter from theairventand take the food away.
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The frontairventwas the other design alteration made to the car prior to production.
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To enter the bunker he had to crawl in through anairvent.
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Other interior differences included changing vinyl designs, gauge appearance, andairventconfigurations in the dash.
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The women stash the money in anairventat one of their work sites.
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Entrance and anairventcome through the east wall.
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The tunnel has now collapsed, but it is possible to view this passageway through anairventon the front lawn of the castles grounds.
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Anairventand exhaust protruded from the roof, and the tanks under the locomotive were split between fuel and water with an internal division and two refilling spouts.
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They are cool to the touch, have no water and no pipes, and require anairventin a wall.
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Significant between a model and the other is theairventhot side of the engine compartment, sometimes rectangular smoothed trapezoid, parallelogram single or double.
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Remembering that his attacker began unscrewing the grating over theairventprior to the attack, he removes the cover to discover what lies within it.
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She uses her ability to communicate with squirrels through anairventas the ship passes over a forest.
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After that, the damper is closed and theairventregulated to slow down the burning of the wood.
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