updraft

[ uhp-draft, -drahft ]

/ ˈʌpˌdræft, -ˌdrɑft /

noun

the movement upward of air or other gas.

Origin of updraft

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at up-, draft

Words nearby updraft

upcropping, upcycle, update, Updike, updo, updraft, updraught, updrift, upend, UPF, upfold

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Example sentences from the Web for updraft

And no patch of blue sky ever looked so good as that sky above the mountain, swept clean of the rain curtain by the updraft.
Valley of the Croen|Lee Tarbell
Did his down-to-earth touch account for Updraft's surprising audience appeal?
The Mind Digger|Winston Marks
I could stand to have another hit ready when Updraft petered out.
The Mind Digger|Winston Marks
Parodisiac was much too good to hold for the closing of Updraft.
The Mind Digger|Winston Marks

The updraft gave out and the rate of climb meter began to register a drop.
Frigid Fracas|Dallas McCord Reynolds

Scientific definitions for updraft

updraft

[ ŭp′drăft′ ]

An upward current of warm, moist air. With enough moisture, the current may visibly condense into a cumulus or cumulonimbus cloud. Compare downdraft.

单词	updraft
释义	updraft [ uhp-draft, -drahft ] / ˈʌpˌdræft, -ˌdrɑft / noun the movement upward of air or other gas. Origin of updraft late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at up-, draft Words nearby updraft upcropping, upcycle, update, Updike, updo, updraft, updraught, updrift, upend, UPF, upfold Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for updraft And no patch of blue sky ever looked so good as that sky above the mountain, swept clean of the rain curtain by the updraft. Valley of the Croen\|Lee Tarbell Did his down-to-earth touch account for Updraft's surprising audience appeal? The Mind Digger\|Winston Marks I could stand to have another hit ready when Updraft petered out. The Mind Digger\|Winston Marks Parodisiac was much too good to hold for the closing of Updraft. The Mind Digger\|Winston Marks The updraft gave out and the rate of climb meter began to register a drop. Frigid Fracas\|Dallas McCord Reynolds Scientific definitions for updraft updraft [ ŭp′drăft′ ] An upward current of warm, moist air. With enough moisture, the current may visibly condense into a cumulus or cumulonimbus cloud. Compare downdraft. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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