- A strong downward current of air.
- A downward trend; downturn: The business hit a downdraft.
Dictionary:
down·draft (doun'drăft') ![]() |
| Architecture: downdraft, downdraught (Brit) |
1. A downward current of air in a chimney or flue, often carrying smoke with it.
2. A downward current of air resulting from the passage of air across a window surface, which cools it and increases its density so that it moves downward.
| WordNet: downdraft |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a strong downward air current
| Shopping: downdraft |
| wind shear | |
| microburst (meteorology) | |
| first gust (meteorology) |
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