Draft

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Contents 1 Watercraft dimensions 2 Selection processes 3 Entertainment 4 Other uses 5 See also

Draft or draught may mean:

• Draught beer, beer served from a keg or tap

[edit] 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

[edit] Selection processes

• Draft (sports), selection of players for professional sports teams
• Draft (politics), groundswell of support to compel a candidate to run for office
• Draft, U.S. term for conscription for military service

[edit] Entertainment

• The Draft (band), an American post-hardcore 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

[edit] 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 a document or other written work.
• Draft (force, railroading), the pulling forces (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition

[edit] See also

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

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