forced-draft

[ fawrst-draft, -drahft, fohrst- ]

adjective

1. using a flow of air or air forced through a pipe or system of pipes by fans or blowers:

   a forced-draft central heating system.

2. proceeding at full speed or intensity:

   forced-draft production of the medicine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of forced-draft¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

A good engineer will choose his fuel and handle his fire so that he can get along with as little forced draft as possible.

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When there is a good yellow heat, forced draft will only carry off the heat and cause waste.

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Certainly it will be better than a forced draft, or an effort at heating beyond the yellow point.

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Forced draft is used in both types of boilers, and they are generally worked to the limit of their capacity.

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This, as its name implies, is a forced draft controlled by a thermostat, and with it the cheaper grades of coal can be used.

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