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Meaning of "downdraught" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF DOWNDRAUGHT

ˈdaʊnˌdrɑːft


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOWNDRAUGHT

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Downdraught is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DOWNDRAUGHT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Vertical draft

An updraft or downdraft is the vertical movement of air as a weather related phenomenon. One of two forces causes the air to move. Localized regions of warm or cool air will exhibit vertical movement. A mass of warm air will typically be less dense than the surrounding region, and so will rise until it reaches air that is either warmer or less dense than itself. The converse will occur for a mass of cool air, and is known as subsidence. This movement of large volumes of air, especially when regions of hot, wet air rise, can create large clouds, and is the main cause of thunderstorms. Drafts can also be created by low or high pressure regions. A low pressure region will attract air from the surrounding area, which will move towards the center and then rise, creating an updraft. A high pressure region will then attract air from the surrounding area, which will move towards the center and sink, creating a downdraft. Updrafts and downdrafts, along with wind shear in general, are a major contributor to airplane crashes during takeoff and landing in a thunderstorm. Extreme cases, known as downbursts and microbursts can be deadly and difficult to predict or observe.

Definition of downdraught in the English dictionary

The definition of downdraught in the dictionary is the large-scale downward movement of air in the lee of large objects, mountains, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOWNDRAUGHT

aircraft · antidraft · backdraft · backdraught · craft · draft · draught · graft · handicraft · indraft · indraught · kraft · overdraft · overdraught · predraft · redraft · up-draft · updraught · warcraft · witchcraft

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOWNDRAUGHT

down-river · down-to-earth · Down´s syndrome · downbeat · downburst · downcast · downcome · downcomer · downcourt · downcry · downer · downfall · downfallen · downfield · downflow · downforce · downgrade · downhaul · downhearted · downheartedly

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOWNDRAUGHT

aught · bought · caught · Connaught · distraught · dreadnaught · fearnaught · feel the draught · flaught · fraught · naught · on draught · onslaught · overfraught · self-taught · set at naught · taught · uncaught · unfraught · untaught · well-taught

Synonyms and antonyms of downdraught in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «downdraught» into 25 languages

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zh

Translator English - Chinese

下沉气流
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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downdraught
570 millions of speakers
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downdraught
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downdraught
380 millions of speakers
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downdraught
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

нижняя тяга
278 millions of speakers
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downdraught
270 millions of speakers
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downdraught
260 millions of speakers
fr

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courant descendant
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Downdraught
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de

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Fallstrom
180 millions of speakers
ja

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downdraught
130 millions of speakers
ko

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downdraught
85 millions of speakers
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Downdraught
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vi

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luồn gió thổi từ trên xuống
80 millions of speakers
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downdraught
75 millions of speakers
mr

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डॉवेंद्रुघट
75 millions of speakers
tr

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aşağıya doğru hava akımı
70 millions of speakers
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downdraught
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downdraught
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uk

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нижня тяга
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downdraught
30 millions of speakers
el

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καθοδικό ρεύμα
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af

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afwaartse
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sv

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nedslag
10 millions of speakers
no

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Undertrykk
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOWNDRAUGHT»

Discover the use of downdraught in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to downdraught and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Indirect Downdraught Evaporative Cooling in Medium-rise ...
It also takes into account the cooling effect of wind on IDEC performance. The IDEC Design Guide can be used to design IDEC installations for either new or refurbished office buildings.
Neville Anthony Peterkin, 2005
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AIR DISTRUBUTION IN ROOMS Ventilation for Health and ...
From this follows that the strength of the downdraught from the window and the cold radiation to the surrounding surfaces are considerably reduced. Thus the unpleasant problems with downdraught and cold radiation in the occupied zone can ...
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European Directory of Sustainable and Energy Efficient ...
This article provides a review of recent developments in passive downdraught evaporative cooling (PDEC). This includes a description of the design and performance of proposals for office buildings in Spain and Italy. One ofthe significant ...
John Goulding, 2014
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Exploit Nature-Renewable Energy Technologies
Downdraught or co-current gasifiers A solution to the problem of tar entrainment in the gas stream has been found by designing co-current or downdraught gasifiers, in which primary gasification air is introduced at or above the oxidation zone ...
Gurmit Singh
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Architecture & Sustainable Development (vol.1): 27th ...
Keywords: Passive Evaporative Downdraught Cooling, Climatic applicability, Hot and Dry climate, China 1. INTRODUCTION The majority of projects adopting Passive Downdraught Evaporative Cooling (PDEC) are located in hot and dry ...
Magali Bodart, Arnaud Evrard, 2011
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Biomass Conversion: The Interface of Biotechnology, ...
Because of the lower level of organic components in the condensate, downdraught gasifiers suffer less from environmental objections than updraught gasifiers. A major drawback of downdraught equipment lies in its inability to operate on a ...
Chinnappan Baskar, Shikha Baskar, Ranjit S. Dhillon, 2012
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How to Plan and Build a Fast Road Car
Something to consider when using synchronised downdraught carbs on vee configuration engines is the overall height of the installation. In extreme cases it may be necessary to have the bonnet 'bulged' in order to provide sufficient clearance ...
Daniel Stapleton, 2005
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Four-stroke Performance Tuning
Figure 2.13 shows the Ford Anglia 105E head modified with downdraught inlet ports. On the 1300cc Ford Escort, I have seen 143hp with this head on carburettors, which is all of 15hp, or 12%, more power than the same motor would produce ...
A. Graham Bell, 1998
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Advances in Passive Cooling
Cunningham and Thompson (1986), who built and monitored an experimental downdraught cool tower attached to a test building in Tucson, Arizona, in the US, realized that while wind might assist in maintaining airflow through the tower, ...
Mat Santamouris, 2012
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Fundamentals of Weather and Climate
Evaporation may not keep pace with desaturation by downdraught compression, particularly if the rain drops are large, therefore presenting a much smaller total area of evaporating surface, and in that case the downdraught arrives with the ...
Robin McIlveen, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOWNDRAUGHT»

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The problem with the skyscraper wind effect
Accelerated winds near skyscrapers are caused by the "downdraught effect", says Nada Piradeepan, an expert on wind properties at ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
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Customers made to pay to check leaky heaters
ESV says that the downdraught testing shows that it could," Mr Cave said. "Cannon's view is that ... this is a general risk for all gas heaters.". «The Age, Jun 15»
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Star Wars given free use of Defence Forces resources
During that mission, witnesses said kittiwake chicks were swept into the sea by the downdraught, and helicopter flights were curtailed as a ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
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Colorado storms: Jaw-dropping pictures emerge of double tornado
The tornadoes formed under a massive supercell formation, which is a large, slow-moving area of updraught and downdraught that causes ... «NEWS.com.au, Jun 15»
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Star Wars filming may return to Skellig Michael
... flight last June in advance of filming, kittiwake chicks in nests on a ledge were swept into the sea by the downdraught and devoured by gulls. «Irish Times, Jun 15»
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Helicopter Heroes: 'Crew deserve medals' for dangerous rescue …
... the downdraught turned the incoming waves into a cauldron, soaking us in moments and the noise and pressure was terrifying in its intensity. «North Devon Gazette, May 15»
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Pro cycling's greatest injustices
... and Fignon claimed that a television helicopter had flown low in front of him during the time trial to make him struggle against its downdraught ... «Cycling Weekly, May 15»
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JP Morgan: The best way to invest in oil companies right now
We look for companies that can survive the recent downdraught in prices, because of the robustness of their balance sheets, the quality of their ... «What Investment, May 15»
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SEA Games: Sailor Colin Cheng harbours no doubts about his routine
... elements unique to the waters off East Coast - its strong currents, the storms, and even the downdraught of the planes that fly overhead every ... «The Straits Times, May 15»
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Who let the dogs out at RNAS Culdrose?
The noise of the aircraft and its downdraught are something they have to get used to. In the course of their normal work they come across many ... «Falmouth Packet, May 15»
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