updraft – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
updraft
n.
upward movement (of air, gas, etc.)
Vertical draft
updraft
Noun
1. a strong upward air current
(hypernym) draft, draught
Updraft
- A small-scale current of rising air. If the air is sufficiently moist, then the moisture condenses to become a
cumulus cloud or an individual
tower of a
towering cumulus or
Cb .
updraft
Synonyms and related words:
air current, anabasis, ascension, ascent, clamber, climb, climbing, crosscurrent, current, current of air, downdraft, draft, elevation, escalade, fall wind, flow of air, following wind, fountain, gush, gyring up, head wind, increase, indraft, inflow, inhalation, inrush, inspiration, jet, jetstream, jump, katabatic wind, leap, levitation, monsoon, mount, mounting, movement of air, rise, rising, rocketing up, saltation, shooting up, soaring, spout, spring, spurt, stream, stream of air, surge, tail wind, takeoff, taking off, undercurrent, upclimb, upcoming, upgang, upgo, upgoing, upgrade, upgrowth, uphill, upleap, uplift, upping, uprisal, uprise, uprising, uprush, upshoot, upslope, upsurge, upsurgence, upsweep, upswing, vault, wind, zooming
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.