through-draft
Wind moving through
A through-draft is a current of air that passes completely through an enclosed space, entering from one opening and exiting through another.
Unlike a simple draft from a single source, a through-draft creates continuous airflow, which can be desirable for ventilation or unpleasant when it chills a room.
Opening windows on opposite walls created a through-draft that cooled the house.
The term is sometimes hyphenated, sometimes written as two words.
Movement of atmosphere
- cross-ventilationAirflow through opposing openings
- breezeLight, gentle air movement
- air circulationMovement of atmosphere indoors
- inletWater extending into land
air exchange · outlet · pressure differential · wind tunnel · building design · air movement · ventilation shaft · louvres
Enclosed connecting walkway
- hallwayInterior connecting passage
- passageSegment of text
- open planUndivided interior layout
- floor planArchitectural room arrangement
fenestration · aperture · clerestory · atrium · courtyard · breezeway · dogtrot · shotgun house
airflow
Movement of atmosphere
- cross-ventilationAirflow through opposing openings
- breezeLight, gentle air movement
- air circulationMovement of atmosphere indoors
air exchange · inlet · outlet · pressure differential · wind tunnel · building design · air movement · ventilation shaft · louvres · transom
corridor
Enclosed connecting walkway
floor plan · fenestration · aperture · clerestory · atrium · courtyard · breezeway · dogtrot · shotgun house · veranda
through-draftstagnant air
Atmosphere lacking movement
still air · dead air · stuffiness · airlessness · closeness
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