indraft

[ in-draft, -drahft ]

noun

1. an inward flow or current, as of air or water.
2. Archaic. an instance of being drawn in; inward attraction.

Word History and Origins

Origin of indraft¹

First recorded in 1560–70; in- ¹ + draft

Example Sentences

The conditions which precede the coming of a tornado are, in general, the same as those in advance of a thunder-storm—that is, an indraft of hot, moist air beneath a cooler layer, thus establishing unstable conditions.

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It is caused by the indraft of air from the elevated region to areas of low barometric pressure in the neighbourhood, and the warmth and dryness are due to dynamical compression of the air as it descends to lower levels.

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He wondered if it might be the cow-camp, and felt a cold indraft on the hot tenderness of his heart for a moment.

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The mass of slow-moving fire glowed red and intense, covered in places by its own ashes, now sending up sudden clouds of smoke as an indraft of air livened the combustion, now smoldering in sullen dullness, throwing off a heat that made the horses draw back.

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In the evening, Mr. Tucker went on shore to teach the younger ones to repeat the Lord's Prayer and the creed, more perfectly; and I, with the rest of my party, rowed up "the Southern Arm," an indraft of about three miles, winding among the most picturesque mountains I ever saw.

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