through-draught
through-draught noun: a draught or air current that blows across a space; cross breeze.
Noun
through-draught (plural through-draughts)
- A draught or air current that blows across a space; cross breeze.
- The only through-draught came from the two Dorade ventilators in the heads compartment but by the time the air from them reached us on our bunks it felt superheated.2004, Ben Pester, Through the Land of Fire: Fifty-Six South, page 231
- Periodically, of course, the bag has to be removed and emptied, otherwise it will become choked, and the cleaner's efficiency impaired by lack of a strong through-draught of air.2014, Ian J. Finch, D. F. Bratchell, E. F. Candlin, General Studies: A First Handbook for Technical Students, page 79
Forms of through-draught
| plural | through-draughts |
|---|---|
| alternative US | through-draft |
| alternative US | through draft |
| alternative US | throughdraft |
| alternative form | through draught |
| alternative form | throughdraught |
Questions about through-draught
- What does through-draught mean?
- Through-draught means a draught or air current that blows across a space; cross breeze.
- What part of speech is through-draught?
- Through-draught is a noun.
- What is the plural of through-draught?
- The plural of through-draught is through-draughts.
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