"updraft" meaning in All languages combined

See updraft on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: updrafts [plural], updraught [alternative]
Etymology: From up- + draft. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|draft}} up- + draft Head templates: {{en-noun}} updraft (plural updrafts)
  1. an upward current of air, especially a strong one Translations (Translations): opwind [masculine] (Dutch), Aufwind (German)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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