English to English
noun
- the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
source: WordNet 3.0
- a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air
She was continually adjusting the ventilation.
source: WordNet 3.0
- free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest
Such a proposal deserves thorough public discussion.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
source: WordNet 3.0
- The act of ventilating, or the state of being ventilated; the art or process of replacing foul air by that which is pure, in any inclosed place, as a house, a church, a mine, etc.; free exposure to air.
source: Webster 1913
