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draft

  • noun
  • /dɹɑːft/

A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.

Other meanings

  1. The draw through a flue of gasses or smoke resulting from a combustion process.

  2. An act of drinking.

Related words

  • antidraft
  • draftage
  • sleeping draft
  • draft gear
  • drafthouse
  • draftless
  • draftman
  • draftmate
  • draftnik
  • draftproof
  • draftsperson
  • draftswoman

Example sentences

  • “Can you read the rough draft of my essay?”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "draught".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “draft” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.