indraught

/ ˈɪnˌdrɑːft /

noun

1. the act of drawing or pulling in
2. an inward flow, esp of air

Example Sentences

The truth is that if we cannot check the indraught to the cities, we can, if we choose, make homes for those who come, and at a profit on the investment.

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"She'll be feeling the indraught now—it's running ebb," he said.

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Indraught, in′dr�ft, n. a drawing of something, as air, into a place.

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E. receptive, expansive, as if handling life through a wide funnel with a great indraught; S. as if through a pin-point orifice that emits his cooling spray outward over the universe like a nose-disinfectant from an "atomizer."

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This indraught was probably the cause of what happened to us.

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