Draft

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Draft beer or other beverage, served from a bulk keg or

cask rather than a bottle or can
The Draft, the American term for conscription, compulsory enrollment of persons especially
for military service
Demand draft, a check created by a merchant with a buyer's account number on it, but without
the buyer's signature

Watercraft dimensions

Draft (hull), distance from waterline to keel

Draft (sail), degree of curvature in a sail
Air draft, distance from waterline to the highest point on
a vessel

Selection processes

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Draft (politics), groundswell of support to compel a

candidate to run for office
Draft (sports), selection of players for professional sports teams

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Watercraft dimensions
Selection processes
Entertainment
Other uses
See also

Entertainment

Drafted 2007 comic released by Devil's Due Publishing

The Draft (comics), a 1988 one-shot comic book from Marvel Comics
The Draft (band), an American punk rock band
Drapht, an Australian hip hop singer
Draft 7.30, an album by British electronic band Autechre
WWE Draft, a World Wrestling Entertainment program which drafts superstars to different
WWE brands
Draughts, board game, a.k.a. checkers

Other uses

Draft (engineering), the angle added to features perpendicular to the parting line of a casting or
molding
Draft document, a version of an unfinished document or other written work
Banker's draft, a form of check where the funds are taken directly from the financial institution
Chimney draught, outgoing flow into chimney of gases from combustion
Mechanical draft, incoming flow of air to burn fuel for a boiler or engine
Sight draft, or time draft, an order for the payment of money by a banker
Vertical draft, vertical movement of air, which can be dangerous to airplanes.

See also

Draft horse
Drafting (disambiguation)
Drought, reduced water supply
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