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downdraft

noun

Etymology

From down- + draft.

  1. inherited from *drahtuz✻ — “a pulling, drawing”
  2. inherited from *drahti✻
  3. inherited from *dreaht✻
  4. inherited from draught
  5. formed as downdraft — “down- + draft”

Definitions

  1. A strong, downward air current

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at downdraft. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at downdraft. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at downdraft

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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