how to pronounce downdraft

/ˈdaʊnˌdɹæft/

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downdraft is pronounced in two syllables

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daʊndɹæft

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An example use of downdraft in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… your downdraft is the rain and the wind …”

meanings of downdraft

noun:

  1. A strong, downward air current; an air pocket or air hole.

downdraft frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word downdraft occurs in english on average 0 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics downdraft can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that downdraft can be often used in the following areas:

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words with pronunciation similar to downdraft

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