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• draft — [draft, dräft] n. [ME draught, a drawing, pulling, stroke < base of OE dragan, DRAW] 1. a) a drawing or pulling, as of a vehicle or load b) the thing, quantity, or load pulled 2. a) a drawing in of a fish net …   English World dictionary

• load draught — ➔ draught * * * load draught UK US UK (US load draft) noun [C] ► TRANSPORT the level to which part of a ship can safely go under the water when it is carrying goods, passengers, etc. without the ship sinking → Compare LADEN DRAUGHT(Cf. ↑ …   Financial and business terms

• draft — draftable, adj. drafter, n. /draft, drahft/, n. 1. a drawing, sketch, or design. 2. a first or preliminary form of any writing, subject to revision, copying, etc. 3. act of drawing; delineation. 4. a current of air in any enclosed space, esp. in… …   Universalium

• draft — I. noun Etymology: Middle English draght; akin to Old English dragan to draw more at draw Date: 13th century 1. a. the act of drawing a net b. haul 2b 2. a. the act or an instance of drinking or inhaling; also the portion drunk or inhaled in one… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• draft — [[t]dræft, drɑft[/t]] n. 1) a drawing, sketch, or design 2) a preliminary form of any writing, subject to revision, refinement, etc 3) the act of drawing 4) a current of air in any enclosed space, esp. in a room or chimney 5) a device for… …   From formal English to slang

• draft — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sketch, outline; breeze, air current, wind; drink, dram; conscription, levy; load, pull, displacement; check, bill of exchange, demand note. See drinking, money, credit, depth. v. t. outline; draw,… …   English dictionary for students

• load line — noun waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded • Syn: ↑Plimsoll line, ↑Plimsoll mark, ↑Plimsoll • Hypernyms: ↑waterline, ↑water line, ↑water level * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

• draft animal — noun a strong working animal used to draw a load(ed cart), a plow etc., as opposed to a mount See Also: draft horse …   Wiktionary

• load — Synonyms and related words: abundance, acres, adulterate, affliction, albatross, anxiety, bag, baggage, bags, bale, barrel, barrels, bear, bear hard upon, bellyful, bitter cup, bitter draft, bitter draught, bitter pill, blast, bottle, box, brim,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• load waterline — The line on the lines plan of a ship, representing the intersection of the ship s form with the plane of the water surface when the ship is floating at the summer freeboard draft or at the designed draft. Also called marks …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• draft horse — noun a) a horse used for muscular work, other then carrying a rider and/or load, such as pulling a cart, plow or log b) a horse of a race specifically bred for such work, heavier and stronger than a mount …   Wiktionary