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• Draught beer
  Draught beer
  
  Draught beer has several related though slightly different understandings. The majority of references to draught beer are of filtered beer that has been served from a pressurised container, such as a keg or a Widget can....
  , beer served from a keg or tap

Watercraft dimensions

• Draft (hull)
  Draft (hull)
  
  The draft of a ship's Hull is the vertical distance between the waterline and the bottom of the hull , with the thickness of the hull included; in the case of not being included the draft outline would be obtained....
  , distance from waterline to keel on top of people
• Draft (sail), degree of curvature in a sail
• Air draft
  Air draft
  
  Air draft is the distance from the water line to the highest point on the vessel. Air draft, plus a safety margin, determines the height required for a vessel above the water -- this is typically quoted for bridges over waterways as well as any other restrictions such as power lines....
  , distance from waterline to the highest point on a vessel

Selection processes

• Draft (sports)
  Draft (sports)
  
  A draft is a process used in the United States, Canada, and Australia to allocate certain players to sports teams. In a draft, teams take turns selecting from a pool of eligible players....
  , selection of players for professional sports teams
• Draft (politics)
  Draft (politics)
  
  In elections in the United States, 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....
  , groundswell of support to compel a candidate to run for office
• Draft, U.S. term for conscription
  Conscription
  
  Conscription is a general term for involuntary labor demanded by an established authority. It is most often used in the specific sense of government policies that require citizens to serve in the military....
   for military service

Entertainment

• The Draft (band)
  The Draft (band)
  
  The Draft are a band featuring Hot Water Music members Jason Black, George Rebelo and Chris Wollard. The band also features guitarist Todd Rockhill of Black Cougar Shock Unit, Discount and a host of other Gainesville, Florida, Florida based acts....
  , an American post-hardcore band
• The Draft (comics)
  The Draft (comics)
  
  The Draft was a comic book in Marvel Comics's New Universe imprint, detailing the aftermath of the reintroduction of the Conscription in the United States following the The Pitt....
  , a 1988 one-shot comic book from Marvel Comics
• WWE Draft, a World Wrestling Entertainment program which drafts superstars to different WWE brands
• Draughts
  Draughts
  
  Draughts or checkers is a group of abstract strategy board games between two players which involve diagonal moves of uniform pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over the enemy's pieces....
  , board game a.k.a. checkers

Other uses

• 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
• Draft (force, railroading), the pulling forces (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition

See also

• Draft horse
  Draft horse
  
  A draft horse , draught horse or dray horse is a large horse bred for hard, heavy tasks such as ploughing and farm labour. There are a number of different list of horse breeds, with varying characteristics but all share common traits of strength, patience and a docile temperament which made them indispensable to generations of...
  
• Drafted (comics)
  Drafted (comics)
  
  Drafted is a comic book series by Mark Powers and Chris Lie, published by Devil's Due Publishing starting in 2007 in comics....
  
• Drafting (disambiguation)
• Drought
  Drought
  
  A drought is an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply. Generally, this occurs when a region receives consistently below average precipitation ....
  , reduced water supply