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UPDRAFT

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Dictionary entry overview: What does updraft mean?

• UPDRAFT (noun)
The noun UPDRAFT has 1 sense:

1. a strong upward air current

Familiarity information: UPDRAFT used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• UPDRAFT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A strong upward air current

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("updraft" is a kind of...):

draft; draught (a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle))

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