Draft

For a discussion of British and American spelling differences, see Draught and draft.

Draft or draught may mean:

• Draught beer or other beverage, served from a bulk keg or cask rather than a bottle or can

Watercraft dimensions

• Draft (hull), 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

• Conscription, a.k.a. draft — compulsory enrollment 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, 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), the angle added to features perpendicular to the parting line of a casting or molding

See also

• Draft horse
• Drafted (comics)
• Drafting (disambiguation)
• Drought, reduced water supply

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