UPDRAFT

Meaning of UPDRAFT in English

[up.draft] n (ca. 1887): an upward movement of gas (as air)

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UPDRAFT — noun Date: circa 1887 an upward movement of gas (as air)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UPDRAFT — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: up (II) + draft : an upward movement of air or other gas
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UPDRAFT — /up"draft', -drahft'/ , n. the movement upward of air or other gas. [ 1400-50; late ME; see UP-, DRAFT ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UPDRAFT — n. upward movement (of air, gas, etc.)
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UPDRAFT — noun Date: circa 1887 : an upward movement of gas (as air)
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UPDRAFT — updraft, updraught BrE AmE ˈʌp drɑːft § -dræft AmE -dræft ▷ updraft|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UPDRAFT — Synonyms and related words : air current, anabasis, ascension, ascent, clamber, climb, climbing, crosscurrent, current, current of air, downdraft, draft, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
UPDRAFT — A small-scale current of rising air. If the air is sufficiently moist, then the moisture condenses to become a cumulus …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
UPDRAFT — - A small-scale current of rising air. If the air is sufficiently moist, then the moisture condenses to become a …
A Comprehensive English Glossary Of Weather
UPDRAFT — восходящий поток en-route updraft восходящий поток (воздуха, газа)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UPDRAFT — n восходящий поток ( воздуха, газа )
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UPDRAFT — восходящий поток - en-route updraft
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
UPDRAFT — восходящий поток - en-route updraft
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
UPDRAFT — (n) восходящий поток
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
UPDRAFT — n восходящий поток ( воздуха, газа )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
UPDRAFT — n восходящий поток ( воздуха, газа )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
UPDRAFT — восходящий поток en-route updraft восходящий поток (воздуха, газа)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
UPDRAFT — n. Pronunciation: ' ə p- ˌ draft, - ˌ dräft Function: noun Date: circa 1887 : an upward movement of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
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SUPERCELL — A thunderstorm characterized by persistent, mesoscale rotating updraft (referred to as mesocyclones) that are deep relative to the cumulonimbus cloud …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
CONVECTIVE CLOUD — Cloud formation makes the convection process visible. An unstable atmospheric column will lead to updrafts. If the air below is …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
CONVECTIVE AVAILABLE POTENTIAL ENERGY (CAPE) — CAPE provides a measure of the total increase in kinetic energy (per unit mass) that an updraft could realize through …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
ANVIL CLOUD — The top portion of a cumulonimbus cloud which spreads horizontally outward from the block-line updraft. It spreads out, faster if …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
V NOTCH — A radar reflectivity signature seen as a V-shaped notch in the downwind part of a thunderstorm echo. The V-notch often …
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TAIL CLOUD — A horizontal, tail-shaped cloud (not a funnel cloud) at low levels extending from the precipitation cascade region of a supercell …
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RAIN-FREE BASE — A dark, horizontal cloud base with no visible precipitation beneath it. It typically marks the location of the thunderstorm updraft. …
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BEAVER('S) TAIL — [Slang], a particular type of inflow band with a relatively broad, flat appearance suggestive of a beaver's tail. It is …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
BARBER POLE — [Slang], a thunderstorm updraft with a visual appearance including cloud striations that are curved in a manner similar to the …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
BEAVER('S) TAIL — [Slang], a particular type of inflow band with a relatively broad, flat appearance suggestive of a beaver's tail. It is …
A Comprehensive English Glossary Of Weather
BARBER POLE — [Slang], a thunderstorm updraft with a visual appearance including cloud striations that are curved in a manner similar to the …
A Comprehensive English Glossary Of Weather

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