draft
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3.1
- noun
- /dræft/
- US
:
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.
- And the air draft from the fires that were built down below carried the gases up up to the chimneys.
Examples
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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.
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Last night, I thought I felt a little draft.
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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.
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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.
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Watch out for drafts.
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I felt a cold draft coming through the open window that made me shiver.
Synonyms
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3.5
The movement of air through or around things
6
7.2
An opening in a wall that lets warm or cool air flow into a room
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2.6
Air moving through a place or system
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3.5
A flow of air moving through a space, often as a breeze or strong gust
Compounds
- Specialized
1
7.8
A boat with a bottom that does not go deep so it can move in shallow water
How Strong
Surface Forms
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.