A ventilator is a machine that helps people breathe when they cannot breathe naturally, for example because they are very ill or have been seriously injured.
2. countable noun
A ventilator is a device that lets fresh air into a room or building and lets old or dirty air out.
ventilator in British English
(ˈvɛntɪˌleɪtə)
noun
1.
an opening or device, such as a fan, used to ventilate a room, building, etc
2. medicine
a machine that maintains a flow of air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe normally
ventilator in American English
(ˈvɛntəlˌeɪtər)
noun
a thing that ventilates; esp., any device used to bring in fresh air and drive out foul air
Examples of 'ventilator' in a sentence
ventilator
But there she was hooked up to a ventilator to keep her breathing.
The Sun (2016)
She was breathing with the aid of a ventilator in intensive care.
The Sun (2010)
My son became extremely unwell and was in intensive care on a ventilator.
The Sun (2012)
He was fed liquid meals into the stomach and needed a ventilator to breathe.
The Sun (2014)
He needed a ventilator to help him breathe and was fed through a tube in his stomach.
The Sun (2008)
But six and a half weeks on a ventilator in intensive care was a precursor to a life spent fighting the odds.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He is reliant on a 6,000 ventilator machine to breathe.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I was in intensive care on a ventilator and suffered multiple organ failure.
The Sun (2012)
Victims often end up on a ventilator in intensive care, with some unable to breathe unaided for three months or more.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Is it possible to buy a solar-powered greenhouse ventilator?
The Sun (2011)
I'm paralysed from the neck down and need a ventilator to help me breathe.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Alternatively, you can install an automatic greenhouse ventilator, which will do the job for you.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
She underwent MAJOR heart surgery when she was 10 days old and needs a ventilator.