indraught

indraught

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  • Indraught — In draught , n. 1. An opening from the sea into the land; an inlet. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] 2. A draught of air or flow of water setting inward. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • indraught — n. inlet; indraft, inward draught of air, water current moving inward …   English contemporary dictionary

  • indraught — [ ɪndrα:ft] (US indraft) noun the drawing in of something. ↘an inward flow or current, especially of air …   English new terms dictionary

  • indraught — n. (US indraft) 1 the drawing in of something. 2 an inward flow or current …   Useful english dictionary

  • Gulf — (Roget s Thesaurus) Lake. < N PARAG:Gulf >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 land covered with water land covered with water gulf gulph bay inlet bight estuary arm of the sea bayou =>(U.S.) fiord armlet Sgm: N 1 frit …   English dictionary for students

  • River — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Water in motion. < N PARAG:River >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 running water running water GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 jet jet spirt spurt squirt spout spray splash rush gush …   English dictionary for students

  • Foehn — Foehn, n. [G. dial. (Swiss), fr. L. Favonius west wind. Cf. {Favonian}.] (Meteor.) (a) A warm dry wind that often blows in the northern valleys of the Alps, due to the indraught of a storm center passing over Central Europe. The wind, heated by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spitsbergen — This article is about the island. For the archipelago of which it is a part, see Svalbard. Spitsbergen Map of Svalbard with Spitsbergen in the west emphasised Geography Location Arctic Ocean …   Wikipedia

  • Eynhallow Sound — is a seaway lying between Mainland Orkney and the island of Rousay in the Orkney Islands, [United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger Map, Orkney Mainland, 1:50,000 scale, 2002] Scotland. The tidal indraught is scarcely felt beyond a line… …   Wikipedia

  • Costa Head — is a prominent headland on Eynhallow Sound on the northwestern coast of the Orkney Mainland, Scotland.[1] The tidal indraught of Eynhallow Sound is scarcely felt beyond a line joining Costa Head and the Reef of Quendale .[2] To the east is the… …   Wikipedia

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