Grate
Grate noun - A harsh rasping sound made by scraping something.
Vent
Vent noun - A hole for the escape of gas or air.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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In The Journey of Natty Gann, Natty escapes from a reform school via some kind of vent which she gets into by removing a grate from the bottom of the bathroom wall.
Source: Air-Vent Passageway -
Then the Walrider comes out of nowhere, slams him against a few walls, and then violently sucks him through the grate of an air vent.
Source: Videogame / Outlast -
In SOTT, Jed and Octavius fall into an air vent and are sucked toward the vent's filters... and the camera pans out to show them stuck against the grate, with a very soft, mild breeze moving through the vents.
Source: Film / Night at the Museum
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