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downdraft

 
Dictionary: down·draft   (doun'drăft') pronunciation
 
n.
  1. A strong downward current of air.
  2. A downward trend; downturn: The business hit a downdraft.

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Architecture: downdraft, downdraught (Brit)
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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.


 
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a strong downward air current


 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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