Definition of "downdraft" [downdraft]

• A strong downward current of air. (noun)
• A downward trend; downturn: The business hit a downdraft. (noun)

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• "The rising cost of mortgage financing for Detroit borrowers with weak credit has added to the downdraft from a slumping local economy to send home values plunging faster than many investors anticipated a few months ago."
• "EisnerAmper, but he wasn't concerned about a shorterm downdraft interrupting the upward trajectory for stocks."
• "The downdraft from the German V-Stol aircraft was suddenly gone, Rourke shouting now over the keening of the wind, "We have to get moving!"