Meanings
nounair vent (plural air vents)
plural air vents
- 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA device or valve that allows to air to be evacuated from a radiator or pipe in a heating system.
Similar
bleed valvebleed nipple
Translations
Bulgarian отдушник
- отдушник (otdušnik)opening that allows air to circulate
Chinese Mandarin 通風口 /通风口, 通氣孔 /通气孔
- 通風口 /通风口 (tōngfēngkǒu)opening that allows air to circulate
- 通氣孔 /通气孔 (tōngqìkǒng)opening that allows air to circulate
Finnish tuuletusluukku
- tuuletusluukkuopening that allows air to circulate
German Entlüfter
- Entlüfterdevice that allows to air to be evacuated from a radiator
Portuguese purgador
- purgadordevice that allows to air to be evacuated from a radiator
Spanish rejilla, ventilación
- rejillaopening that allows air to circulate
- ventilaciónopening that allows air to circulate
- ventiladoropening that allows air to circulate
- rejilla de ventilaciónopening that allows air to circulate
- rejilla ventiladoraopening that allows air to circulate
- ventanoopening that allows air to circulate
- ventanucoopening that allows air to circulate
- respiraderoopening that allows air to circulate
- bufardaopening that allows air to circulate
- ductoopening that allows air to circulate
- ventilaopening that allows air to circulate
- resolladeroopening that allows air to circulate
Cite this entry
APA
air vent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20vent
MLA
“air vent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20vent. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “air vent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20vent.
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