1. something that carries or conveys gently through air or water
2. a light breeze or current of air
3. a small flag or pennant used for signaling
Usage: nautical

Examples

• The gentle wafter carried the dandelion seeds across the meadow.
• A pleasant wafter brought the scent of roses through the open window.
• The ship’s wafter fluttered in the ocean breeze.
• She felt a cool wafter on her face as she walked through the garden.
• The captain raised the wafter to signal the other vessels.
• A warm wafter lifted the paper airplane high into the sky.