forced-draft

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fawrst, fohrst draft, drahft]
- /fɔrst, foʊrst dræft, drɑft/
- /fɔːst drɑːft/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawrst, fohrst draft, drahft]
- /fɔrst, foʊrst dræft, drɑft/

Definitions of forced-draft word

adjective forced-draft using a flow of air or air forced through a pipe or system of pipes by fans or blowers: a forced-draft central heating system. 1
adjective forced-draft proceeding at full speed or intensity: forced-draft production of the medicine. 1

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Origin of forced-draft

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65

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Parts of speech for Forced-draft

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Forced-draft

forced-draft popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.