Draughty

A draughty home is a cold one, so making sure you identify where draughts are coming from and blocking them will help warm things up.

It was damp, draughty, and had a leaking roof, so over the last decade they made changes so that it takes less energy to heat.

Returning after 20 years, the airport was no longer the draughty and dilapidated hangar I remembered, collapsing into the deserted, unfenced landscape where cows freely wandered onto the runway.

The centre recently finished a large-scale revamp of its Boulevard atrium area, converting the large draughty space into a vibrant food and entertainment area.

Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union said schools have been left to their own devices to deal with "leaky, draughty, energy inefficient buildings" and higher bills.

In a draughty room, with the power set to maximum, my temperature reading from ten feet away started rising immediately and took only half an hour to increase by five degrees, which is much quicker than the non-fan heaters above.

It’s your draughty doors.

I would advise they get some partitions to the front area, as if you are sitting next to the door it can be quite draughty.

Liam would watch his two sisters Nicola and Ruth as they rehearsed in draughty church halls with Pink Productions.

Westminster sources have told The Mail on Sunday that some have been asking for new radiators to be installed, following complaints that parts of the 19th Century parliamentary estate become draughty and damp when the weather turns cold.

The government’s plan to insulate England’s draughty homes is faltering because builders and installers are failing to sign up, leaving thousands of households unable to access the £3bn green home grants.

Government figures published last week revealed that efforts to end fuel poverty and energy waste by making the UK’s draughty homes more efficient have collapsed by almost 85%.

Alexandra shared a draughty attic bedroom with her sister, Dagmar (later Empress of Russia), made her own clothes and waited at table along with her sisters.

In 1799 he decided that he could not tolerate another winter in the cold and draughty Hall, so he bought "The Larches" in the nearby Sparkbrook area; his wife did not feel up to the move and remained at Edgbaston Hall.

With Christina's strict schedule he was invited to the cold and draughty castle at 5:00 AM daily to discuss philosophy and religion.