Draft
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The word draft (also draught) has multiple meanings:
- The draft is a synonym for conscription or peacetime national service.
- In professional sports, a draft is a system for allocating players among teams.
- The draft of a ship or boat is the depth of the lowest point of the hull.
- The draft of a sail is a measure of the curvature.
- A draft document is a version of a document.
- Draft beer is beer served from a tap.
- A draft is a breeze or light wind that occurs in an enclosed space.
- To draft water from a reservoir is to suction water from it.
- In finance, a draft is an order for the payment of money. See check (finance).
- In racing, drafting is the use of turbulence to reduce drag.
- In engineering, drafting is the technique of creating engineering drawings.
- In politics, a draft is an attempt to persuade a candidate to enter an election.