Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

draught excluder

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: draugh-t ex-clud-er
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flexible strip attached to the bottom or side of a door to prevent draughts entering through the gap.

noun

Any other object used to prevent draughts, such as a chimney balloon.

noun

A player deployed to lie behind the defensive wall at a free kick, to prevent a low shot going under the jumping wall.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"The sliding door, which is fitted with a drop light, is shrouded with bristle-type draught excluders."
"Each coach is insulated by a four-inch thickness of fibreglass and heated by two overhead 2 in. steam pipes, while all external doors close into rubber draught excluders."
"Green thinks the biggest reason for that decrease is the recent use of a 'draught excluder', when a player lies behind the wall to prevent the ball going underneath it."

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

draught excluders (plural)

Phrases

sausage dog

Frequently Paired Words

sausage dog

Questions

What does draught excluder mean?: A flexible strip attached to the bottom or side of a door to prevent draughts entering through the gap.

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