'updraft' definitions:
Definition of 'updraft'
(from WordNet)
noun
A strong upward air current
Synonyms of 'updraft'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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