- updraft
- noun Date: circa 1887 an upward movement of gas (as air)
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
updraft
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updraft — rising air current, 1909, from UP (Cf. up) + DRAFT (Cf. draft) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
updraft — [up′draft΄] n. an upward air current … English World dictionary
updraft carburetor — updraft carburetor, a carburetor below the intake manifold in a motor vehicle … Useful english dictionary
updraft — /up draft , drahft /, n. the movement upward of air or other gas. [1400 50; late ME; see UP , DRAFT] * * * … Universalium
updraft — noun an upward current of air, especially a strong one … Wiktionary
updraft — Synonyms and related words: air current, anabasis, ascension, ascent, clamber, climb, climbing, crosscurrent, current, current of air, downdraft, draft, elevation, escalade, fall wind, flow of air, following wind, fountain, gush, gyring up, head… … Moby Thesaurus
updraft — n. upward movement (of air, gas, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
updraft — A localized upward current of air … Aviation dictionary
updraft — up•draft [[t]ˈʌpˌdræft, ˌdrɑft[/t]] n. phs the movement upward of air or other gas • Etymology: 1400–50 … From formal English to slang
updraft — /ˈʌpdraft/ (say updrahft) noun Meteorology a small scale current of rising air. Also, updraught …
