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updraught
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updraught [ˈʌpˌdrɑːft]
n
(Physics / General Physics) an upward movement of air or other gas
Translations
updraught updraft (US) [ˈʌpdræft] Ncorriente f ascendente
updraught, (US) updraft
nZug m; (Aviat) → Aufwind m, → Aufströmung f


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Meteorologists said the jet entered an unusual storm with 100mph updrafts that acted as a vacuum, sucking water up from the ocean.
In case of sever storms the updrafts are so strong that they even punch up to the stratosphere from the tropopause.
Scientists think a tug-of-war between downdrafts, or cool, sinking air, and warm updrafts stretch the rotating air column into a tornado (see Nuts & Bolts, p.
 
 
 
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