fan-blade
Definition
- Noun:
- A blade of a fan: "fan-blade" refers to one of the individual rotating components of a fan (such as an electric fan, ceiling fan, or turbine) that moves air when the fan is in operation.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- One of the fan-blades was cracked, so the fan wobbled noisily. (One rotating component of the fan was damaged.)
- The ceiling fan has four fan-blades made of wood. (The fan consists of four rotating pieces.)
Advanced Usage
"to hit the fan-blade": (informal) to come into contact with a rotating fan blade, often accidentally.
- A fly hit the fan-blade and was flung across the room. (An insect struck the rotating part of the fan.)
"fan-blade design": the shape, material, or engineering of a fan blade for optimal airflow.
- The new fan-blade design reduces noise while increasing efficiency. (The engineered shape improves performance.)
Variants and Related Words
Blade (n): a thin, flat part of a tool, weapon, or machine (e.g., a knife blade, a fan blade).
- The blade of the fan is made of plastic. (The flat rotating part of the fan.)
Fan (n): a device with rotating blades that creates airflow for cooling or ventilation.
- Turn on the fan to cool the room. (The device that uses blades.)
Synonyms
- Vane: a flat, rotating part of a fan or turbine (often used in technical contexts).
- Paddle: a broad, flat blade (e.g., in a paddle fan).
Related Idioms
- "to fan the flames": (idiom) to intensify a conflict or emotion (not directly related to "fan-blade" but uses "fan" as a verb).
- His comments only fanned the flames of the argument. (He made the situation worse.)
Phrasal Verbs
- Fan out: to spread out from a central point (not directly related to "fan-blade" but uses "fan" as a verb).
- The search party fanned out across the forest. (They spread out in different directions.)