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forced-draft
[fawrst-draft, -drahft, fohrst-]
adjective
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.
proceeding at full speed or intensity.
forced-draft production of the medicine.
Word History and Origins
Origin of forced-draft1
Example Sentences
Samuel P. Huntington, of Harvard, has even coined a marvelously American euphemism for the technique — “forced-draft urbanization and modernization.”
The Japanese in particular were enraged by the effects of forced-draft industrialization on their lovely country.
Against the argument that price stability is needed for growth, the forced-draft school contends that actually, rapid growth is needed for price stability.
Some advocates of forced-draft growth dismiss the Administration's worries about price upcreep, argue that "mild" inflation does no harm.
If unions can�as they did�push wages up during a recession, they can push wages up even faster in a time of forced-draft demand and full employment.
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