downrush
Air plummeting earthward
A downrush is a sudden, forceful movement downward—typically of air, water, or other flowing substance.
The word captures both speed and volume: The downrush of cold air from the mountains chilled the valley.
It appears in meteorological and geological contexts, describing phenomena like downdrafts or cascading water.
Rapid downward descent
swoop · nosedive · tumble · cascade · pitch · hurtle · precipitate · sink
Violent rushing flow
- cascadeSuccessive downward flow
- cataractClouded eye lens
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- waterfallDescending river over precipice
spillway · chute · surge · gush · rapids · whitewater · flood · spate
Brief wind surge
- downdraftDescending air current
- squallBrief, violent windstorm
- blastSudden forceful burst
- burstBreak apart suddenly
windshear · microburst · katabatic · foehn · chinook · mistral · bora · draft
Product of mass, velocity
- gravityMutual mass attraction
- thrustForceful forward motion
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- pressureForce upon contact
velocity · acceleration · kinetic · propulsion · surge · power · energy · compression
plummet
Rapid downward descent
dive · swoop · nosedive · tumble · cascade · pitch · hurtle · precipitate · sink · descend
torrent
Violent rushing flow
waterfall · spillway · chute · surge · gush · rapids · whitewater · flood · spate · overflow
gust
Brief wind surge
burst · windshear · microburst · katabatic · foehn · chinook · mistral · bora · draft · airflow
momentum
Product of mass, velocity
pressure · velocity · acceleration · kinetic · propulsion · surge · power · energy · compression · inertia