Draft - Definition and Overview

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.