wafture

== English == === Etymology === From waft +‎ -ure. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɑf.t͡ʃɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɒf.t͡ʃə/ === Noun === wafture (countable and uncountable, plural waftures) (archaic) Something that is wafted, such as a smell or sound. (archaic) The act of wafting something. 1785, Henry Boyd (translator), Inferno by Dante Alighieri, Dublin: P. Byrne, Canto 1, p. 198,[6] Then those that sing amid the purging flame, / Inspir’d by ling’ring hope at last to claim / A tardy wafture to the happy shore. ==== Synonyms ==== gust puff wave