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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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Convective cells are powerful weather systems with fierce updraughts.
One after another they take to the air, hanging momentarily on updraughts of wind before turning with a flick of their wings, and soaring upwards into the clear blue sky, calling as they go.
The crashes are usually because the land rises imperceptibly into a largely featureless expanse, an area prone to sudden cloud, mist, updraughts and crosswinds.
 
 
 
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