indraught

British  

/ ˈɪnˌdrɑːft /

noun

1. the act of drawing or pulling in

2. an inward flow, esp of air

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Example Sentences

The indraught into the burning ship’s holds, and cabins, added every moment new fury to the flames, and now they could be heard roaring like the fires of a hundred furnaces, in full blast.

From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Semmes, Raphael

This indraught increases the danger of navigating near this part but I do not recollect having experienced any when we passed them in June, 1818.

From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2 by King, Phillip Parker

Papa remarked that the strong current produced by the indraught of the Irish Channel drifted these ships out of their course, and was the cause of the catastrophe.

From A Yacht Voyage Round England by Kingston, William Henry Giles

The current sets easterly through the whole four-and-twenty hours, and the indraught should by all means be avoided.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 12 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert

Again, if the Gibraltar indraught is the effect of evaporation, why does it go on in winter as well as in summer?

From Discourses Biological and Geological Essays by Huxley, Thomas Henry