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- noun Plural form of
updraft .
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Examples
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These upward and downward movements (called updrafts and downdrafts) start to form verticals "walls" in the liquid.
Livescience.com 2010
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A falcon rode the updrafts, its mournful call only adding to her loneliness.
Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011
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She whooped and screamed on the updrafts and choked with laughter when Inez was startled by another falling falcon.
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The eagles, falcons and pelicans loved windy days and threw themselves into the sky, catching updrafts that took them to dizzying heights.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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Inside a thunderstorm are strong updrafts of warm air and downdrafts of cold air.
All Hail the Record Chunk of Ice in Mr. Scott's Frost-Free Freezer Dionne Searcey 2011
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A falcon rode the updrafts, its mournful call only adding to her loneliness.
Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011
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The eagles, falcons and pelicans loved windy days and threw themselves into the sky, catching updrafts that took them to dizzying heights.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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The eagles, falcons and pelicans loved windy days and threw themselves into the sky, catching updrafts that took them to dizzying heights.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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But Messrs. Truman, Reagan and Clinton all benefited from the updrafts of a recovering economy.
Obama Is Dealt a Tough Hand Neil King Jr. 2010
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The eagles, falcons and pelicans loved windy days and threw themselves into the sky, catching updrafts that took them to dizzying heights.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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