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updraft

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for updraft.

Editorial note

One could even argue that all that flaring off generated some lift by updraft, making it crash softer, more slowly.

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Quick take

an upward current of air, especially a strong one

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of updraft gathered in one view.

noun

an upward current of air, especially a strong one

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for updraft.

noun

an upward current of air, especially a strong one

Example sentences

1

One could even argue that all that flaring off generated some lift by updraft, making it crash softer, more slowly.

2

The solar updraft systems seem to be more cost effective and generally easier to build.

3

When Hitler swept aside reparations there was a great economic updraft as Germans rebuilt their economy and got back to work.

4

I temp undo the block, run the updraft backup, and go back to blocking millions of cloudflare ips.

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I would imagine that it's quite hard to get the blimp down when it's caught in thermal updraft also.

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How does this compare to the solar updraft ones being built in Australia?

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But imagining the force of an updraft that can accelerate an airliner upwards at 2G's -- that's still a heck of a lot of power.

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They need to jump off a cliff with an updraft.

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Now I'm working through Cyfrin Updraft courses trying to break into Web3 security auditing.

10

Scratching my head on why updraft needs to connect to it's home site to run a backup, and why a better failure notice was not presented.

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Rising productivity is an updraft that pension funds should capture.

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Logs show failure to connect to updraft's web site.

Quote examples

1

Yes, an object might fall up if I "drop" it, because it's in an updraft that combined with it's drag coefficient causes more force up than gravity exerts.

2

If I think of solar towers I’m typically imagining what Wikipedia calls a “solar power tower”[1] (lots of mirrors pointing at probably something with molten salt) or maybe a “solar updraft tower”[2] greenhouse with a tall ducted fan in the middle.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use updraft in a sentence?

One could even argue that all that flaring off generated some lift by updraft, making it crash softer, more slowly.

What does updraft mean?

an upward current of air, especially a strong one

What part of speech is updraft?

updraft is commonly used as noun.