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down⋅draft

[doun-draft, -drahft]
–noun
1. a downward current, as of air: a downdraft in a mine shaft.
2. a downward movement, as of the stock market.

Origin:
1780–90; down 1 + draft
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down·draft   (doun'drāft')   
n.  
  1. A strong downward current of air.

  2. A downward trend; downturn: The business hit a downdraft.

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downdraft   (doun'drāft')  Pronunciation Key 
A downward moving current of air in a cumulonimbus cloud. Compare updraft.
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