°A
hand-held device consisting of
concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a
sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
°An electrical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.
verb
°To
blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.