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downdraft
[ doun-draft, -drahft ]
noun
- a downward current, as of air:
a downdraft in a mine shaft.
- a downward movement, as of the stock market.
downdraft
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- A downward moving current of air in a cumulonimbus cloud.
- Compare updraft
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Origin of downdraft1
Example Sentences
With lots of turbulence in the cloud there are lots of up and downdrafts.
The loss triggered cascade of losses for other tech companies and consequently a major 3% downdraft in the Nasdaq index.
PyroCb possible later this PM, with lightning/outflow & downdraft winds as hazards.
Within a cumulonimbus cloud, the updrafts and downdrafts of air moving inside can be very strong which bring severe turbulence.
Dust devils stem from a difference in heating that causes an updraft in one area and a downdraft in another, said Jeff Masters, founder of Weather Underground and now with Yale Climate Connections.
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