Fan
Motor
Motor noun - A device that changes energy into mechanical motion.
Both words in one sentence
- The trope returns in Half-Life 2, in the "Nova Prospekt" chapter: the only way to cross the fan in the vent shaft safely is by jamming the blades with something sturdy enough to break the motor.
Source: Deadly Rotary Fan - In the way that having a motor is helpful to a literal ship, this piece of fanon is helpful to a Fan Fic writer's ship.
Source: The Ship's Motor - Frankie Cheeks: Back of the head cut up by a running motor's fan.
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