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downdraft

[ US /ˈdaʊnˌdɹæft/ ]
NOUN
  1. a strong downward air current

How To Use downdraft In A Sentence

  • Slow the airplane to reduce impact forces; also, you'll likely encounter wind shear and strong downdrafts.
  • The rear part of the storm is where tornadoes are likely to spawn as the downdraft in the flanking line meets the rotating updraft.
  • Eventually saturation occurs and precipitation falls and downdrafts occur.
  • ‘Hailstorms usually happen in spring and summer afternoons when updrafts and downdrafts interact strongly,’ You said.
  • Fed purchase extension: Some of the downdraft is a result of the Federal Reserve's recent decision to extend by three months its program of buying up debt and mortgage-backed securities from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. U.S. News
  • ‘Hailstorms usually happen in spring and summer afternoons when updrafts and downdrafts interact strongly,’ You said.
  • A downdraft over the stack is causing the sewer gas to be more noticeable.
  • While the chopper hovered above Coire Na Ciste, bouncing violently in the downdrafts, we looked on as the body was hooked to a cable by rescuers and reeled up into the aircraft.
  • Downdrafts - a strong flow of air that travels from above the surface to the ground - are enhanced by rain-cooled air and if they become strong enough, downdrafts can drag the belt of strong winds above to the surface.
  • EisnerAmper, but he wasn't concerned about a shorterm downdraft interrupting the upward trajectory for stocks. US Stocks Eke Out Gains as Energy, Banks Rise - CNBC
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