Draft
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Draft or draught may mean:
Watercraft dimensions
- Draft (hull) The draft of a ship's hull is the vertical distance between the waterline and the bottom of the hull (keel), with the thickness of the hull included; in the case of not being included the draft outline would be obtained. Draft determines the minimum depth of water a ship or boat can safely navigate. The draft can also be used to determine the, distance from waterline to keel
- Draft (sail), degree of curvature in a sail
- Air draft, distance from waterline to the highest point on a vessel
Selection processes
- Draft (conscription), compulsory enrolment of persons especially for military service
- Draft (politics), groundswell of support to compel a candidate to run for office
- Draft (sports), selection of players for professional sports teams
Entertainment
- The Draft (band), an American punk rock band
- The Draft (comics), a 1988 one-shot comic book from Marvel Comics
- WWE Draft, a World Wrestling Entertainment program which drafts superstars to different WWE brands
- Draughts Draughts or checkers (American English) is a group of abstract strategy board games between two players which involve diagonal moves of uniform pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over the enemy's pieces. Draughts developed from alquerque. The name derives from the verb to draw or to move, board game a.k.a. checkers
- Drapht, an Australian hip hop singer
- Draft 7.30, an album by British electronic band Autechre
Other uses
- Chimney draught, outgoing flow into chimney of gases from combustion
- Mechanical draft, incoming flow of air to burn fuel for a boiler or engine
- Sight draft, or time draft, an order for the payment of money by a banker
- Draft document, a version of an unfinished document or other written work.
- Draft (engineering) In engineering, draft is the amount of taper for molded or cast parts perpendicular to the parting line. It can be measured in degrees or mm/mm, the angle added to features perpendicular to the parting line of a casting or molding
See also
- Draft horse A draft horse , draught horse (UK) or dray horse (from the Anglo-Saxon dragan meaning to draw or haul; compare Dutch dragen meaning to carry), less often called a heavy horse, is a large horse bred for hard, heavy tasks such as ploughing and farm labour. There are a number of different breeds, with varying characteristics but all share common
- Drafted (comics)
- Drafting
- Drought A drought is an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply. Generally, this occurs when a region receives consistently below average precipitation. It can have a substantial impact on the ecosystem and agriculture of the affected region. Although droughts can persist for several years, even a short,, reduced water supply
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