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[wawft, waft] 
transitive verb
1. to send or cause to move gently through the air; 'a balloon was wafted'
intransitive verb
2. to float gently through the air: "Rico had difficulty locating his friend's barbecue until the smell of searing ribs began to waft over the trees behind him."
noun
3. something, especially a scent, that is carried through the air
4. a gentle gust of air; a slight breeze; puff
5. the act of waving or fluttering something, as a flag, usually as a signal
6. (as in nautical) a hoisted flag used for signaling or indicating wind direction
additional noun form: wafter
Origin:
Approximately 1513; back formation from English, 'wafter': convoy ship; from Middle English, 'waughter'; borrowed from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German, 'wachter': a guard, from 'wachten': to guard, related to 'waken': rouse from sleep. In action:
"The North End
Coming out of Haymarket Station on a hot summer Saturday, you are first hit by a ripe waft of the fruit market. Next escape down Salem Street, where wooden restaurant signs, windy streets, and open terraces evoke a small Italian town. The aroma comes in waves on Hanover Street: garlic first, then baking breads, followed by coffee and pastries. On the corner of Prince and Hanover, a vague scent of the China House restaurant seems misplaced among the rich aromas of such restaurants as Giancomosri and the Strega & Italiana.
Before you leave the North End make sure to stop at Caffe Graffiti for cappuccino and cannoli - a tasty treat for mind, body, and nose."
Jeff Gilbride. "Fenway Park: The smells," The Boston Globe (August 28, 2003).
"These selected independent movies still playing push the boundaries in various ways and waft fresh air into a cinematic atmosphere reeking of stale junk food and rancid grease.
'SWIMMING POOL.'...'THE SECRET LIVES OF DENTISTS.'...'DIRTY PRETTY THINGS.'...'THE MAGDALENE SISTERS.'...'SPELLBOUND.'..."
Stephen Holden. "Cinematic Surprises, Refreshing as Real Life," The New York Times (August 29, 2003).
"Students seated in cushy chairs briskly type on their keyboards as smells of coffee and soup waft through the air.
It's not an Internet cafe that these students are spending their free time in. It's Rawls Hall, the newly finished Management building.
The building, located on the corner of State and Grant streets, isn't the average academic building. Its open spaces and massive windows allow light to seep into the atrium areas and fill the facility with life and activity."
Heather Poston. "Rawls Hall provides bright, comfortable environment with many conveniences," The Purdue Exponent Online (August 29, 2003).
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