downdraft

American

[doun-draft, -drahft] / ˈdaʊnˌdræft, -ˌdrɑft /

noun

a downward current, as of air.

a downdraft in a mine shaft.
a downward movement, as of the stock market.

downdraft Scientific

/ doun′drăft′ /

A downward moving current of air in a cumulonimbus cloud.
Compare updraft

Etymology

Origin of downdraft

First recorded in 1780–90; down ¹ + draft

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Physical Geography - Middle School

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