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ALL meanings of wafter

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  • noun wafter (obsolete) Armed convoy or escort ship. 1
  • verb with object wafter to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water: The gentle breeze wafted the sound of music to our ears. 1
  • verb with object wafter to send or convey lightly, as if in flight: The actress wafted kisses to her admirers in the audience. 1
  • verb with object wafter Obsolete. to signal to, summon, or direct by waving. 1
  • verb without object wafter to float or be carried, especially through the air: The sound wafted on the breeze. The music wafted across the lake. 1
  • noun wafter a sound, odor, etc., faintly perceived: a waft of perfume. 1
  • noun wafter a wafting movement; light current or gust: a waft of air. 1
  • noun wafter the act of wafting. 1
  • noun wafter Also, waif. Nautical. a signal given by waving a flag. 1
  • noun wafter (Obsolete (No longer in use)) An agent of the Crown with responsibility for protecting specific maritime activities, such as shipping or fishing. 0
  • noun wafter One who, or that which, wafts. 0
  • noun wafter a device that causes a draught 0
  • noun wafter a person or thing that wafts; esp., a blower fan 0
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