updraft
pronunciation
How to pronounce updraft in British English:
UK ['ʌpdrɑ:ft]
How to pronounce updraft in American English:
US ['ʌpˌdrɑft]
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- Noun:
- a strong upward air current
Word Origin
- updraft (n.)
- also updraught, "rising air current," 1909, from up (adj.) + draft (n.).
Example
- 1. Supercell thunderstorms rotate with immense energy causing a strong updraft and severe weather including tornadoes hail heavy rain lightning and heavy winds .
- 2. Affected by the complex weather systems , the aerosol particle spectrum shows a multiple peak distribution due to the disturbance of updraft or turbulence .
- 3. Ric and his brother gerry , who joined the business after returning from war service , built the first square updraft kiln using second-hand bricks .