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   draught

   /drɑːft/

   noun

   • 1. a current of cool air in a room or other confined space: "heavy curtains at the windows cut out draughts" Similar current of airrush of airbreathwhiffwaftwindbreezegustpuffblastgaleinformal:blowliterary:zephyr
   • 2. a single act of drinking or inhaling: "she downed the remaining beer in one draught"
   • ▪ the amount swallowed or inhaled in a draught: "he took deep draughts of oxygen into his lungs" Similar gulpdrinkswallowmouthfulinformal:swigswillslugchug
   • ▪ a quantity of a liquid with medicinal properties: literary, archaic "a sleeping draught"
   • 3. the depth of water needed to float a ship: "the shallow draught enabled her to get close inshore"
   • 4. the drawing in of a fishing net.
   • ▪ the fish taken at one drawing; a catch.

   adjective

   • 1. denoting beer or cider served from a barrel or tank rather than from a bottle or can: "draught ale"
   • 2. denoting an animal used for pulling heavy loads: "a draught horse"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘drawing, pulling’; also ‘something drawn, a load’): from Old Norse dráttr, of Germanic origin; related to German Tracht, also to draw. Compare with draft.

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   What does draught mean in English?

   • A cold burst of wind, a swig or a serving of a drink, the act of pulling a heavy load, and the depth of a ship below the surface of the water: each of these can be called a draught. It's easy to confuse the British draught with drought, which means "a shortage of rainfall" and rhymes with "out."

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   How is draught pronounced?

   • Draught is the British spelling of the word draft. The noun draught is pronounced exactly like draft, and it also shares most of the same meanings. A cold burst of wind, a swig or a serving of a drink, the act of pulling a heavy load, and the depth of a ship below the surface of the water: each of these can be called a draught.

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   What does draght mean?

   • Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! DRAUGHT definition: 1. a current of unpleasantly cold air blowing through a room 2. the depth of water needed for a…. Learn more.

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   • corrente de ar, vento encanado, ortografia britânica de "draft”:… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! DRAUGHT definition: 1. a current of unpleasantly cold air blowing through a room 2. the depth of water needed for a….

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   2 days ago · The meaning of DRAUGHT is chiefly British spellings of draft.

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   A draught is a current of air that comes into a place in an undesirable way. [British] Block draughts around doors and windows. On a cold day there can be quite a draught from the letterbox. regional note: in AM, use draft. Synonyms: breeze, current, wind, movement More Synonyms of draught.

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   A cold burst of wind, a swig or a serving of a drink, the act of pulling a heavy load, and the depth of a ship below the surface of the water: each of these can be called a draught. It's easy to confuse the British draught with drought, which means "a shortage of rainfall" and rhymes with "out."

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   n. 1. a current of air, esp one intruding into an enclosed space. 2. a. the act of pulling a load, as by a vehicle or animal. b. ( as modifier ): a draught horse. 3. the load or quantity drawn. 4. a portion of liquid to be drunk, esp a dose of medicine. 5. the act or an instance of drinking; a gulp or swallow.

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   Jul 1, 2024 · draught ( countable and uncountable, plural draughts) ( British spelling) Alternative form of draft in some of its senses . Sense 1 of draft: She could feel a draught where she was sitting. ( British) A checker: a game piece used in the game of draughts.