portable fan

Battery-powered air mover

A portable fan is a small, lightweight device for circulating air that can be easily moved or carried.

Unlike ceiling fans or window units, portable fans sit on floors, desks, or tabletops and plug into outlets or run on batteries.

Some are handheld: She kept a portable fan in her purse for hot subway platforms.

Related

battery powered · handheld · blades · USB · summer · hot weather · heat · compact · travel · desk · desk accessory · personal · on the go · spinning · airflow · sweat · beat the heat · relief

Categories
Opposites
portability

portable fanceiling fan

Overhead air circulator

central air conditioning · HVAC system · window unit

cooling method/power

portable fanair conditioner

Mechanical cooling system

central air conditioning · central air · evaporative cooler · swamp cooler · HVAC system

thermal function

portable fanspace heater

Portable electric warming appliance

portable heater · radiator · heat lamp · furnace · central heating

Family

portable, port, portability, portably, export, import, transport, transportation, transporter

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G