Depth of water necessary to float a ship. See Draught.

A current of air. Same as Draught.

The act of drawing a quantity of liquid from a large container; also, the quantity of liquid so drawn.

Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught; as, a draft horse.

The draft of a vessel is the vertical distance between the waterline and the underside of the keel of the vessel. During the construction of a vessel the marks showing the draft are welded on each side of the vessel near the stem, the stern and amidships.

1. The depth of the water required to float a vessel; 2. Measurement of a boat that extends from the surface of the water, or waterline, to the bottom of the keel; 3. The fullness or belly of a sail

The depth of water necessary for a craft to float; the distance between the water line and the bottom of the keel.

How far below the water line the boat sinks

Distance a vessel's hull extends below the water line

The depth of a vessel below the water line, which is also the minimum depth of water required to float her.

The depth a vessel sinks when afloat, as measured vertically from the water line to the lowest point.

The vertical distance from the waterline to the lowest point of the hull or attachments, such as the tip of a propeller, which determines the minimum depth of water in which a vessel will float.

The vertical distance from the waterline of the boat to the lowest point of the boat.

The depth of the lowest part of the watercraft below water. This is important to know to determine whether it can safely navigate a particular waterway. Tirant d'eau in French.

The depth of water a vessel draws, loaded or unloaded.

The number of feet (or meters) that the hull of a ship is beneath the surface of the water.

The load which is being drawn.

Distance from the waterline to the bilge; large cruise liners have a draft of about 7 meters

Vertical distance between the waterline and the vessel's keel.

The depth to which a floating vessel or box sinks in the water. Also a cut or a groove.

the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)

The depth of the ship below the waterline measured vertically to the lowest part of the hull, propellers, or other reference point. When measured to the lowest projecting portion of the vessel, it is called the extreme draft, when measured at the bow, it is called forward draft, and when measured at the stern, the after draft, the average of the forward draft and the after draft is the mean draft, and the mean draft when in full load condition is the load draft. Also, in cargo handling, the unit of cargo being hoisted on or off the ship by the cargo gear at one particular hoist.

The depth of the water needed to float.

Water depth required to float the vessel.

The depth of a vessel in the water. This will vary according to the weight of cargo on board.

The depth of a loaded vessel in the water taken from the level of the waterline to the lowest point of the hull of the vessel; depth of water, or distance between the bottom of the ship and waterline.

The depth of water needed to sail so that the ship doesn't touch the ocean floor (The draft is measured from the waterline to the lowest part of the ship, usually the keel)

Release of water from a storage reservoir.

The depth of the boat below the waterline

The vertical distance, or depth, measured from the waterline to the lowest point of the boat Gybing-Turning the stern of the boat through the wind with the sails changing the side they fill on

Release of water from a reservoir, usually measured in feet of reservoir elevation.

This is the distance from the baseline (Z=0) to the waterline at amidships. Normally, draft is used to mean the distance to the design waterline(DWL), but it often depends on its context of use. In addition, the bottom of the boat is usually located at the baseline so that draft refers to the distance from the bottom of the boat to the waterline. However, if the bottom of the boat is NOT located at the baseline, you still must calculate draft from the baseline.

Drawing water from static sources such as a lake, pond, cistern, river, etc. into a pump which is above the level of the water supply. This is done by removing the air from the pump and allowing atmospheric pressure [14.7 psi (101 kPa) at sea level] to push water through a noncollapsible suction hose into the pump.

The distance between the waterline on a kayak and the bottom of the boat's keel.

The process of taking water from a static source (i.e. pond, lake, portable tank, etc.) with an engine.

the depth of a vessel's keel below the waterline; often expressed as light draft, or conversely, loaded draft.

Depth to which lowest part of a vessel rests below the water. This determines the minimum depth of water a vessel needs in order to float.

The depth of water a boat draws.

The depth of the vessel below the waterline measured vertically to the lowest part of the hull or other reference point. Forward, aft, and mean draft are commonly found.

the depth a vessel extends below the waterline.

is the depth of water which a vessel requires to float freely.

The depth of a ship's keel below the waterline.

The depth of water which a pleasure craft requires to float freely.

The maximum depth of the boat or any of its appendages below the waterplane, in the condition of Empty Weight (see Rule 22.0). In the case of any movable appendage, which is not fixed down while racing, the minimum depth is also required. The foot of the mainsail measured along the top of the boom set on the centre line and at right angles to the mast, from the back of the mast to the inside of a permanent 25 mm band of contrasting colour beyond which the mainsail clew point shall not be set. If there is no band the measurement shall be taken to the aft end of the boom.

(or draught) depth of water needed to float a ship

1. The depth of a ship in the water. The vertical distance between the waterline and the keel, expressed in feet or meters. 2. The plans for construction of a ship, showing at least hull cross-sections and water-lines (horizontal sections).

Bill of exchange issued by an exporter and submitted to his bank for collection, or under a DC - usually submitted with attached shipping documents - not to be confused with a bankers draft which is sometimes used as a vehicle for reimbursement.

The measure of the portion of a ship that is below the water's surface.

Depth of water needed to float a boat. Also, the fullness or "belly" of a sail.

the depth of the boat at its lowest point, also the depth or fullness of the sail

Vertical distance a boat penetrates the water.

Distance from the ship's waterline to the bottom of its keel

This is the amount of water that a boat requires to float freely in the water.

Measurement in feet from waterline to lowest point of ship's keel

The depth of water a ship draws especially when it is loaded, measured as the vertical distance between the waterline and the underside of the keel. A ship`s draft marks are welded at the sides near stem, stern and amidships.

This is the distance between the water and the bilge area of a ships hull.

how deep a boat settles in the water, the depth from the waterline to the bottom of her hull. "She's shallow on the draft" = a ship that can safely sail shallow water. A ship's draft will change if she takes on or lets off heavy cargo.

The vertical distance from the waterline to the underside of the keel of the vessel. Synonym: draught.

an allowance made for the loss of weight during shipping on goods dutiable on net weight. Also, a financial instrument issued by one party directing another party to make payment.

The vertical distance from the waterline to the bottom of the keel, or the minimum depth of the water the yacht needs to float.

the minimum depth of water needed to float the ship.

The depth of water needed to float a vessel.

The distance between the water level and the bottom of a ship.

The distance between the base of the keel and the waterline or the amount of water required to float the vessel.

the distance from a vessel's water line to the deepest part of the hull; the depth of water necessary to float a vessel

1) The depth of a boat, measured from the deepest point to the waterline. The water must be at least this depth, or the boat will run aground. 2) A term describing the amount of curvature designed into a sail.

the depth of a ship in the water. The vertical distance between the waterline and the keel, in the u.s. expressed in feet, elsewhere in meters.

The process of pumping water from a source below the pump.

Process of obtaining water from a static source into a pump that is above the source's level. Atmospheric pressure on the water surface forces the water into the pump where a partial vacuum had been created. The level below the waterline on a ship.

The term drafting water refers to the use of suction to move a liquid such as water from a vessel or body of water below the intake of a suction pump. A rural fire department or farmer might draft water from a pond as the first step in moving the water elsewhere. A suction pump creates a partial vacuum (a "draft") and the atmospheric pressure on the water's surface forces the water into the pump, usually via a rigid pipe (sometimes called a "dry hydrant") or a semi-rigid "suction hose".

In nautical parlance, the draft or draught of a sail is a degree of curvature in a horizontal cross-section. Any sail experiences a force from the prevailing wind just because it impedes the air's passage. A sail with draft also functions as an airfoil when set at an angle slightly greater than the angle of the wind, producing lift which then propels.

A negotiable instrument, often used by insurance companies to pay claims, whereby instead of ordering a bank (as in a check) to pay, the payer (the insurance company) orders itself to pay.

A signed, written order by which one party (drawer) asks another party to pay a specific amount to a third party. This unconditional demand for payment is also called a Bill of Exchange.

An unconditional order in writing addressed by one person to another, signed by the person giving it , requiring the person to whom it is addressed to pay, on demand or at a fixed or determinable future time a certain sum of money to or to the order of a specified person or bearer. Also referred to as a Bill of Exchange.

An written order demanding payment.

An order directing the payment of money subject to approval by the payor when presented for payment. Most often used for payment of insurance losses.

An order for the payment of money from one person to the other, such as a check.

Another word for Bill of exchange. It is a written, unconditional payment order from one person ( drawee) to another ( Drawer), under which the drawee is to pay a specified sum of money, in a given currency and on a specified date, to the drawer. A sight draft calls for immediate payment (i.e. on sight), while a time draft calls for payments at a predetermined future date. Français: Traite Español: Draft

A signed, written order, which is addressed by the maker to the Drawee, to pay a sum of money to a third person, the payee.

An instrument signed by a drawer to a drawee requesting payment at a future time to a third party (often the drawer). see also overdraft protection, check, date draft, letter of credit, sight draft, time draft.

Also called a check, a document signed by a drawer to a drawee ordering payment on a future date.

Written demand for payment of a specified amount addressed to a named party, called the "drawee," and signed by the "drawer." A draft may demand payment immediately upon presentation ("at sight") or on a specified maturity date and must also specify a party to be paid (the "payee"). Most drafts are "negotiable," meaning the payee's right to payment can be transferred by the payee to another party by endorsement and delivery of the draft.

A debt instrument drawn by a bank on itself. It is issued at the request of a customer who wishes to transfer money from his account to that of another person or for cash payable at another location.

"issued by the exporter's bank, ordering the importer's bank to pay for the merchandise, thus guaranteeing payment once accepted by the importer's bank"

A written, unconditional order for payment from one party (the drawer) to another (the drawee). It directs the drawee to pay an indicated amount to the drawer. A sight draft calls for immediate payment. A term draft requires payment over a specified period.

a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another

a call for a payment of money as a tax is

a check-like instrument which can be denominated in U

a document that orders the payment of money, such as a check

a negotiable instrument that is an order

an instruments that orders a payment to be made

an order drawn by an authorized agent of the company

an order in writing signed by one party (the drawer) requesting a second party (the drawee) to make payment in lawful money at a determinable future time to a third party (the payee)

a three-party legal instrument, which is used to move valuable substance, called value, money, funds, or backing, from a first party to a second party, under the control of a third party

a written order by one person on another, for the payment of a specified sum of money to a third person, or to his order

a written order by which the party creating it, orders another party to pay money to a third party

A negotiable instrument for the payment of money drawn by one person to another.

An instrument completed by a creditor ordering a debtor to pay a specific sum of money.

An order for the payment of money drawn by one person or bank on another. Often used in the dispersal of an operating loan to a borrower for payment of bills.

An unconditional order in writing from one person (the drawer) to another (the drawee), directing the drawee to pay a specified amount to a named drawer at a fixed or determinable future date. See Date draft, Sight draft, Time draft.

A mode of currency exchange; a written order for the payment of money drawn by one person or bank on another.

An unconditional order in writing from one person (the Drawer) to another (the Drawee), directing the drawee to pay a specified amount to a named drawer on presentation or on a fixed date.

negotiable instrument presented to the buyer's bank for payment.

The number of feet that the hull of a ship is beneath the surface of the water. - An unconditional order in writing, addressed by one party (drawer) to another party (drawee), requiring the drawee to pay at a fixed or determinable future date a specified sum in lawful currency to the order of a specified person.

A written order by one party to another party demanding the payment of a specified sum of money to a designated third person.

Written order by one party directing a second party to make payment to a third party.

A written, signed and dated order from one person to another, including a bank, to pay a sum of money to a specific party.

An unconventional order in writing - signed by a person, usually the exporter, and addressed to the importer - ordering the importer or the importer's agent to pay, on demand (sight draft) or at a fixed future date (time draft), the amount specified on its face.

A debt instrument payable on sight, or at a specific time in the future, upon presentation to a paying agent, usually a bank.

A paper payment order issued by a second party (e.g., Ruesch) on behalf of a primary party (e.g., a Ruesch client) which pays a specified sum to a third party (e.g., the client's beneficiary).

A signed, written order by which one party (the drawer) instructs another party (the drawee) to pay a specified sum to a third party (the payee), at sight or at a specific date.

A signed, written order by which one party (the drawer) instructs another (the drawee) to make payment to a third (the payee). In international banking, a draft is often called a Bill of Exchange.

A means of payment whereby a drawer (the importer) instructs a drawee (either the importer or its commercial bank) to pay the payee (the exporter). Also known as trade bill or bill of exchange.

A financial instrument similar to a check frequently used by insurance companies to pay losses.

A signed, written, and unconditional order from one person to another, directing the latter to pay a specified sum of money to a third party, on demand or at a future date.

The process, held before the season starts, of taking turns selecting players until every teams' roster is full. • Automated draft - a draft option that makes it possible to draft teams without having to physically attend a draft. Each team in the league pre-ranks players who are then assigned to teams using an automated draft process. • Online draft - The process of holding a league's draft live online, usually using a custom "draft room" • Offline draft - Gathering together all team owners in a single location to draft.

a distraction for their current team's situations with the tournament looming

a much greater test of a team's ability to judge talent on three vastly different levels of play

a sign of a "reversal of fortune" for his new team

The annual process in which the leading college players from across America are selected by the 32 NFL teams. There are seven rounds in the draft – which takes place in New York each April. The worst team from the previous season picks first, while the best teams goes last. And so on until the seven rounds are completed.

A meeting in which fantasy owners gather prior to the NFL season. The owners choose the players to fill their team rosters.

Process used to select players for fantasy teams. The draft can either be an auction or serpentine draft, online of offline, and the length of the draft varies from league to league.

The selection of players to teams. In the GRFL, players who are not on a team from a previous season or who joined as an individual (as opposed to joining with a team) are selected to a team during a private coaches' meeting.

The selection of new players into the pro ranks. Teams doing poorly are allowed to choose before those doing well, from among the various top college players.

The meeting of owners and commissioner before the NFL season where owners select the players for their team. It can be done by auction or serpentine method. Some leagues give the top spots in the draft to the teams with the poorest records from the previous season. Most leagues only allow one fantasy team to own a particular NFL player.

The annual selection process by which NBA teams select players from the colleges and elsewhere.

The system by which team rosters are determined. Players enter by signing a professional league letter of intent. There are four rounds to the WORLD TEAMTENNIS draft. Returning franchises have the right to protect players from the previous year's roster. Each player that a team protects reduces the number of available draft selections for that team. Teams draft in reverse order of the previous year's regular season final team standings, based on overall match win/loss record. In the case of a tied record, order is determined using the WTT tiebreaking system. That order continues throughout the draft.

A process where fantasy team owners take turns selecting players to fill out their roster.

The draft is the mechanism by which players are assigned to a team in the league. A draft typically takes place before or very early in the season and will involve selecting exactly the number of players the league's roster requirements allow. The most common draft types are Traditional (straight draft), Serpentine (1st pick in round 1 picks last in Round 2), and Auction.

The print mode used by your printer when you select Draft as the font. The Draft font uses fewer dots per character for faster printing. See also near letter quality.

A sports draft is the process by which professional sports teams select players not contracted to any team, often from colleges or amateur ranks. Baseball, American football, basketball, ice hockey, and some other predominantly North American sports utilize a draft system. The system is virtually unknown to international soccer and many other professional sports outside North America, where most professional clubs obtain players through purchase or developing youth players through their own academies.

A current of air, when referring to the pressure differencewhich causes a current of air or gases to flow through a flue, chimney, heater, or space; or to a localized effect caused by one or more factors of high air velocity, low ambient temperature, or direction of air flow, whereby more heat is withdrawn from a person's skin than is normally dissipated.

a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle)

a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace

a moving column of air, hot or cold

a current of cold air coming into a room through an opening such as a window or door.

a current caused by the movement of air from an area of high pressure to an areas of low pressure; usually considered objectionable

The pressure difference between the hot flue gases inside the venting system and the cool air surrounding the venting system.

Small gusty current associated with the abrupt vertical movement of air; for example, updrafts and downdrafts.

The difference in air pressure at the same elevation between the inside and the outside of a chimney, chimney connector, or appliance. The term draft is sometimes used to denote the rate of combustion airflow into a fuel burning appliance, or the rate of flue gas flow. Draft is a critical component of stove or fireplace performance.

The pressure difference existing between the appliance or any component part and the atmosphere, that causes a continuous flow of air and products of combustion through the gas passages of the appliance to the atmosphere. Induced draft. The pressure difference created by the action of a fan, blower or ejector, that is located between the appliance and the chimney or vent termination. Natural draft. The pressure difference created by a vent or chimney because of its height, and the temperature difference between the flue gases and the atmosphere.

1. Generally, a small-scale current of air; usually applied to indoor air motion. 2. In aviation terminology (especially in connection with aircraft turbulence) a relatively small- scale current of air with marked vertical motion, that is, updraft or downdraft.

A column of burning combustion gases that are so hot and strong that the heat is lost up the chimney before it can be transferred to the house. A draft brings air to the fire to help keep it burning.

Draft (as related to a fire-tube boiler) is the flow of combustion products going from the firebox, through the boiler and up the stack. Draft may be natural, produced by the rising of the combustion gases in the stack, or by mechanical means, for example a blower. Since the stack of a locomotive is too short to provide natural draft, during normal running forced draft is achieved by directing the exhaust steam from the cylinders through a cone (“blast pipe”) upwards and into a skirt at the bottom the stack.

a few weeks away and the WNBA season is not far behind

a very tough, quick athlete that can create and score in the lane

To ride close behind another racer in order to take advantage of decreased wind resistance.

To ride directly behind a team-mate or opponent. Riding this way can save a lot of energy, as the rider in front acts as a wind-break for the one behind. See also: slipstream

v. to ride behind another rider or a motor vehicle. "When I was drafting you down that huge-ass hill, you were pedaling madly while I barely had to turn the cranks!"

To follow another cyclist closely, so he is forced to break the wind. Drafting at speeds of 15 mph and higher can save 10 to 20% of the energy required to ride alone. You are not allowed to draft in an AIDS Ride. It is cause for expulsion from the Ride.

This term refers to a gap in air currents left by a vehicle traveling at high speeds. When another car gets closer to the car in front, it faces much less wind resistance while in the “draft” of the car ahead of it. Riding in the draft, or “drafting” behind another car, creates more speed per horsepower, and also relieves fuel usage.

To ride closely behind a competitor, saving energy by using that racer as a wind break. Riding in front is very strenuous but affords a great energy-saving advantage to the rider behind.

To follow another vehicle close enough to take advantage of the slipstream or partial vacuum created behind it at very high speeds.

Also known as slipstream, this is the area immediately behind a fast-moving car, where there is reduced air resistance.

To ride closely behind a competitor, saving energy by using that racer as a wind break. Riding behind a rider is much less strenuous and can give a 30% energy-savings advantage.

The process of dispensing beer from a bright tank, cask, or keg. May also be used to describe the carbon dioxide injected into the beer container prior to sealing.

The taper in the mold cavity, which allows the casting to be removed easily.

The degree of taper of a mold-cavity sidewall or the angle of clearance designed to facilitate removal of parts from a mold.

The taper on the side of a forging to allow removal from the dies; also applies to the die impression. It is Commonly expressed in degrees as the draft angle. As applied to open die forging, draft is the amount of relative movement of the dies toward each other through the metal in one application of power.

The taper or slope of the male sections of a mold designed to facilitate shrinkage of pultruded profiles.

The taper given to walls, cores and other parts of the die cavity to permit easy ejection of the casting.

Tapered relief provided on the vertical element of bridge and rib components. The draft angle utilized in most applications is two degrees per side. Blinding problems encountered utilizing woven wire screens should be significantly reduced or eliminated with the use of polyurethane.

The taper on a vertical surface to facilitate the removal of the forging from the die or punch.

Taper on the sides of a die or mold impression to facilitate removal of forgings, castings or patterns from dies or molds.

The positive side wall taper or angle to facilitate removing parts from molds.

The tape or slope of the vertical surfaces of a mold designed to facilitate removal of molded parts.

The degree of taper of a side wall or the angle of clearance designed to facilitate removal of parts from a mould.

Taper on the vertical sides of a pattern or corebox that permits the core or sand mold to be removed without distorting or tearing of the sand.

The taper given to a die so as to allow the part to fall through the die or be removed.

The taper on vertical surfaces of a pattern which allows easy withdrawal of the pattern from a compacted sand mixture without distorting or tearing of the sand and without excessive rapping and tearing of the mold walls.

The taper of features in the direction of pull. It allows deeper features to be produced in three-axis milling machines and it also helps parts release from the mold during ejection. More Info

a preliminary sketch of a design or picture

preliminary version of a written work

a full-length version of the dissertation, with conclusion, references and bibliography

a more complete version of writing assignment written in a paragraph form

an elemental and rough plan of a document , for example a manuscript or a piece of official government legislation

a preliminary version of a message that you began to write, but did not complete

a working text without benefit of revision

The book's manuscript at a particular stage. The first draft is followed by rough drafts, which are unpolished versions. The final draft is sent to prepress.

A rough or preliminary form of a document (ARMA International).

An unpublished version of a document stored in the workspace. See also: publish enhanced folder A document storage folder that supports document management tasks such as check-in, check-out, versioning, approval, and publishing.

The copy of a preliminary bill, not yet officially introduced.

this refers to one of many revisions that might be done on a story. Your "first draft" is often called the "rough draft" and it refers to the first writing of the piece.

a completed version of screenplay in which then may be rewritten, revised or polished.

Prepare papers or documents in preliminary form.

A version of a manuscript. The first draft is the first one written; the rough draft is an unpolished version; the final draft is the last one.

A preliminary outline of a plan, document, or picture

A version of a play. Each draft of rewrites/revisions should be numbered differently.

(1) A rough layout of a page, document or publication. (2) Used to describe print quality - particularly with respect to dot matrix printers, where draft quality is synonymous with poor quality but high speed output.

a preliminary version of a document, treaty, etc.; not yet the final, official version

an unfinished version of an email message that you save in the Draft folder to complete and send later.

a bank cheque made out in the name of the person you want to pay, in the currency you choose

a bank cheque made out to the person you want to pay, in the currency you choose and is a great way to send money to a relative or friend when there's no hurry and you want to keep costs down

a bill of exchange which is payable on demand bankers cheque of

a foreign currency Bank Cheque drawn on an overseas bank

a guaranteed cheque

an instruction given by us to a foreign bank to pay a beneficiary specified by you

A Draft is the issuing of an international cheque for payment of goods and services in a foreign currency.

A procedure historically used to involuntarily select men for military service to protect the nation's interests. Subsequent participation in warfare could then expose them to a variety of extremely unpleasant situations for indefinite periods as well as loss of their lives, or physical and emotional problems for the remainder of their lives. Suggested contrast with the proposed pro-life agenda of requiring pregnancies to be completed to preserve human life and the nation's moral integrity. While usually inconvenient and occasionally hazardous, pregnancy is of finite duration with few physical or emotional negative aftereffects. It is also usually due to one's own actions. Even when it is not, the pro-life agenda is much less demanding of women than the draft has been of men. See also BIOLOGY BASED DEFENSE.

In war, men were drafted and forced into military service for their country. Back to the top Back to the top

compulsory military service

a general mobilization of people for the military

an anathema to the freedom and liberty for which a volunteer soldier chooses to fight when they defend this country

a system of choosing people for required military service

To select a person for some purpose, usually for military service, usually without the person giving consent. When President Lincoln saw that many more soldiers were needed to fight the Confederacy than were volunteering, he issued the draft.

The mandantory call to military service for young men. All 18 year old males are required to register with the Selective Service, which maintains records of your availability to serve in the military. It takes an act of Congress to reinstate the draft.

Hounds which are sent out of the pack are 'drafted', either to be sold or given to another pack.

To acquire hounds from another hunt

The aerodynamic effect that allows two or more cars traveling nose-to-tail to run faster than a single car. When one car follows closely, the one in front cuts through the air, providing less resistance for the car in back.

The aerodynamic effect that allows two or more cars traveling nose-to-tail to run faster and use less fuel than a single car.

When one car follows another closely, allowing the one in front to cut through the air providing less resistance for the car in back.

A cut of coupled cars. OR Check issued to reimburse a customer for overpayment, duplicate payments, etc.

a line or border chiseled at the edge of a stone to guide the stonecutter in leveling the surfaces. Also known as a margin.

Tooled border around the face of a stone cut approximately to the width of the chisel. Also called a margin draft.

draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech"

v. tr. Draw.

a written order by one party that directs a second party to draw a sum of money

A version of a text (such as a drawing or an essay).

1. Drawing or pulling. 2. A current of air as in a room or heating system. Alternately, the device that regulates that current of air in the heating system. 3. A rough or preliminary sketch. 4. Drawing with precision.

1. The act of drawing or removing water from a tank or reservoir. 2. The water which is drawn or removed.

a dumb idea under almost any circumstances short of an invasion of the American homeland

a great idea, with many benefits

a very bad idea on both practical and political grounds

a way to get your ideas on paper

The process of taking ideas from thinking to writing.

Laying out an idea on paper, a draft often becomes a working copy of a proposed bill.

Political drafts are used to encourage or compel a certain person to enter a political race, by demonstrating a significant groundswell of support for the candidate. A write-in campaign may also be considered a draft campaign.

Another name for a bill of exchange.

Another term for a bill of exchange.