updraught

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updraught [ˈʌpˌdrɑːft]

(Physics / General Physics) an upward movement of air or other gas

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updraught updraft (US) [ˈʌpdræft] N → corriente f ascendente

updraught, (US) updraft

n → Zug m; (Aviat) → Aufwind m, → Aufströmung f

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No references found			The rotation occurs due to interactions between the updraught of the plume and horizontal wind patterns. Swirling volcano plumes can spawn tornadoes and sheet lightning by Asian News International The updraught created by the flames' heat conducted the sewer gases up a hollow column and over three or four lit mantles where they were purified before being released into the atmosphere. Gems of our past saved for future generations; UNUSUAL STRUCTURES ... by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) Once a fire starts, the heat attracts an updraught, and the hotter the fire gets the more oxygen-rich air is sucked through the deck to feed it. ALTERNATIVELY SPEAKING by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			upbraiding Upbreak Upbreathe Upbreed upbringing Upbrought upbuild Upbuoyance Upburst UPC upcast Upcaught Upcheer upchuck Upclimb Upcoil upcoming upcountry Upcurl upcurved update updating Updike Updive updraft updraught Updraw upend upended upending Upeygan upfield Upfill Upflow Upflung upfront Upgather Upgaze Upgive upgradability upgradable upgrade upgradeable Upgrow upgrowth Upgush Uphaf Uphand Uphang Uphasp Upheaped			UPDD UPDE UPDEA UPDES UPDF UPDFT UPDG UPDI UPDIG Updike Updike Updike, Daniel Berkeley Updike, John Updike, John Updike, John (Hoyer) Updike, John (Hoyer) Updive UPDM UPDN UPDON UPDP UPDPA UPDR updraft updraft carburetor updraft furnace updrafts updraught updraughts Updraw updrift UPDRS UPDS UPDT UPDTSL UPDW UPE UPEA UPEB UPEC UPECCE UPED UPED UPED UPED UPEDA UPEDU UPEE UPEEE UPEEEAA UPEG UPEHC UPEHCO UPEI UPEIFA

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