downdraft

[doun-draft, -drahft]

noun

1. a downward current, as of air.

   a downdraft in a mine shaft.

2. a downward movement, as of the stock market.

downdraft

1. A downward moving current of air in a cumulonimbus cloud.

2. Compare updraft

Word History and Origins

Origin of downdraft¹

First recorded in 1780–90; down ¹ + draft

Example Sentences

“Any part of a thunderstorm has updrafts and downdrafts, and you get these downdrafts with rain if there’s enough moisture,” Smith said.

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Several other tech stocks with exposure to AI were caught in the downdraft, too.

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And you won't find more violent up and downdrafts than in cumulonimbus, or thunderstorm clouds.

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The Airbus A321, carrying 222 passengers, reportedly encountered extreme vertical air currents - updrafts followed by downdrafts - that dislodged overhead bins and caused nose damage.

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It’s also true that the downdraft and updrafts have even inspired suspicions that White House insiders with advance word of the announcements are trading stocks on the knowledge, though no such evidence has emerged.

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