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Definition of "indraught" [in•draught]

  • An inward flow of air or water (noun)
  • An opening from the sea into the land; an inlet. (noun)

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Use "indraught" in a sentence
  • "A long and hard tussle it was, I assure you, to fight against the indraught, and to drag my frame through the long hillocky gorge."
  • "Gulf-stream, and the places where it would come ashore, and the caves that took the indraught."
  • "Nevertheless, this opening caused such an indraught of the tide of flood through it, as was very near proving fatal to the Resolution; for as soon as the vessels got into the stream, they were carried towards the reef with great impetuosity."