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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 airbreathwhiff
    • 2. a single act of drinking or inhaling: "she downed the remaining beer in one draught"

    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"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDRAUGHT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    DRAUGHT definition: 1. a current of unpleasantly cold air blowing through a room 2. the depth of water needed for a…. Learn more.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDRAUGHT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    DRAUGHT meaning: 1. a current of unpleasantly cold air blowing through a room 2. the depth of water needed for a…. Learn more.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › draughtDraught Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDRAUGHT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A draught is a current of air that comes into a place in an undesirable way. Block draughts around doors and windows. On a cold day there can be quite a draught from the letterbox. Draught beer is beer which is kept in barrels rather than bottles. Draught beer is available too. A draught of liquid is a large amount that you swallow.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › draughtDraught - definition of draught by The Free Dictionary

    Define draught. draught synonyms, draught pronunciation, draught translation, English dictionary definition of draught. n. v. & adj. Chiefly British Variant of draft.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › draughtDraught - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    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." "Draught."

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdraught noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of draught noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [countable] a flow of cool air in a room or other small space. There's a draught in here. A cold draught of air blew in from the open window. in a draught I was sitting in a draught. She shivered in the icy draught.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › draught_ndraught, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    What does the noun draught mean? There are 61 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun draught, 22 of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. draught has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordDRAUGHT - Meaning & Translations | Collins English Dictionary

    All you need to know about "DRAUGHT" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDRAUGHT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

    DRAUGHT definition: 1. a current of cold air in a room: 2. a drink that comes from a large container and not from a…. Learn more.