Meanings
noundesk fan (plural desk fans)
plural desk fans
- An electric fan that is small enough to sit on a desk or table.
Dad’s feet were still dangling over the grinders below, scuffing the tips of his shoes with a noise like a piece of paper being lowered into a desk fan.
2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBNSynonyms: table fan
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn electric fan that is small enough to sit on a desk or table.
Similar
table fan
Cite this entry
APA
desk fan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desk%20fan
MLA
“desk fan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desk%20fan. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desk fan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desk%20fan.
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