indraught
Britishnoun
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the act of drawing or pulling in
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an inward flow, esp of air
Example Sentences
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At 9.50 p.m. the Monarch grounded on a rocky reef off the entrance of Port Patterson, the master of the vessel not having made due allowance for the indraught of the tide.
From Journals of Australian Explorations by Gregory, Augustus Charles
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
In about twenty days’ time we got near the Equator, when we met with variable winds and calms, while a strong indraught sucked us out of our course into the Bay of Panama.
From The Island Treasure by Stacey, W. S. (Walter S.)
A fire is always a good ventilator, ensuring the circulation of inside air and the indraught of fresh air; its defect as a ventilator lies in the low level at which it extracts inside air.
From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Scott, Robert Falcon
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
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