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updraft

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈʌpˌdræft/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(up′draft′, -dräft′)

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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

up•draft /ˈʌpˌdræft/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Physicsa movement upward of air or other gas.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

up•draft (up′draft′, -dräft′),USA pronunciation n.

Physicsthe movement upward of air or other gas.

1400–50; late Middle English; see up-, draft

'updraft' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

updraught - overdraw

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