draft
1. Engineering the divergent duct leading from a water turbine to its tailrace
2. Commerce an allowance on merchandise sold by weight
3. the usual US spelling of draught
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draft
A preliminary sketch of a design or plan, especially one executed with the idea of potential revision or refinement.
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draft
[draft]Also spelled draught.
(civil engineering)
A line of a traverse survey.
(engineering)
In molds, the degree of taper on a side wall or the angle of clearance present to facilitate removal of cured or hardened parts from a mold.
The area of a water discharge opening.
(fluid mechanics)
An air current in a confined space, such as that in a cooling tower or chimney.
The difference between atmospheric pressure and some lower pressure in a confined space that causes air to flow, such as exists in the furnace or gas passages of a steam-generating unit or in a chimney.
(metallurgy)
The act or process of drawing, with dies.
The work or quantity of work drawn.
(naval architecture)
The vertical distance from the top of the keel plate or bar keel to the load waterline.
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draft, Brit. draught
1. A current of air or gases, as an air current which flows through a flue, chimney, or heater; or a localized air current which results in more heat being withdrawn from a person’s skin than is normally dissipated.
2. A narrow, dressed border around the face of a stone, usually about the width of a chisel edge; also called a drafted margin or margin draft.
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draft
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