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draft

22 3.1

A small flow of cold air that moves through a room or fireplace

noun
/dræft/

: corriente de aire

I want a shawl for an old lady, something nice, you know, to keep the draft out.
a cold draft
induce a draft
a forced draft

And the air draft from the fires that were built down below carried the gases up up to the chimneys.

Examples

There are places where the wood sill is imperfect, and the draft rushes in.

Fiction book (1994)
and a frigid draft of air rushed into the house.
Last night, I thought I felt a little draft.

Hubie Halloween (2020)
Then suddenly they scattered, and she felt a cold draft snake across her arms and back.

Fiction book (1991)
There's a draft coming out of it.

CHEST (2022)
Max could feel the draft dragging at his skin, getting down into his bones.

Fiction book (1995)
Her hair blew in her face as a draft of cold air sent the curtain whirling.

Fiction book (1992)
There's drafts in the house.

Looper (2012)
Watch out for drafts.

The Exorcist (1973)
I felt a cold draft coming through the open window that made me shiver.

Synonyms

airflow

vsdraft

8 3.5

The movement of air through or around things

focuses on room or stove air and on controlling devices rather than broad movement

flow of air

vsdraft

2 2.6

Air moving through a place or system

often refers to specific air movement in rooms, fireplaces, or stoves

vsdraft

Specialized

2 7.2

An opening in a wall that lets warm or cool air flow into a room

covers both a moving stream and the devices that control it in homes

current of air

vsdraft

1 3.5

A flow of air moving through a space, often as a breeze or strong gust

is used more generally for room or stove air movement or for controlling devices

Compounds

draft dodger

10 7.8

A person who avoids military service illegally

draft board

Archaic

6 7.1

A local group that chooses people for required military service

draft beer

3 2.5

Beer served from a keg through a tap instead of from a bottle or can

draft horse

2 3.8

A large strong horse that pulls heavy loads like a cart or plow

bank draft

Specialized

2 4.3

A written order from a bank to pay a person or company

draft animal

1 3.9

An animal like a horse or ox that pulls heavy loads on a farm

draft copy

1 3.4

A first written version that will be changed before the final one

banker's draft

1 5.7

A cheque that a bank promises to pay to the person named

sight draft

Formal

1 8.9

A written bill that is paid at once when shown to the person who must pay

shallow-draft

Specialized

1 7.8

A boat with a bottom that does not go deep so it can move in shallow water

draft evader

1 8.8

A person who illegally avoids being sent to serve in the army

foreign draft

Specialized

1 7.5

A bank document used to pay money in another country

time draft

Specialized

8.9

A written order to pay money on a set future date

How Strong

gale

21 5.8

gust

59 2.6

wind

∞ 1.0

draft

22 3.1

to breeze

1 1.0

Surface Forms

draft singular

drafts plural

Etymology

The word draft comes from an old word like draw 'to pull', so think of air being 'pulled' through a room; a draft is the flow of air that is pulled into or through a space.