Difference between Draught and Draft

What is the difference between Draught and Draft?

Draught as a noun is the action or an act of pulling something along, esp. a beast of burden, vehicle or tractor. while Draft as a noun is an early version of a written work

Draught

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The action or an act of pulling something along, esp. a beast of burden, vehicle or tractor. The act of drawing. That which is drawn. That which draws. Capacity of being drawn. A current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle). The depth below the water line to the bottom of a vessel's hull. An amount of liquid that is drunk in one swallow. A game piece used in the game of draughts. A type of beer, brewed using a top-fermenting yeast; ale. Beer drawn from a keg rather than a bottle or can. A dose of medicine in liquid form. A privy.

Draft

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.write a lawto conscript a person, force a person to serve in the militaryto select and separate an animal or animals from a group.to force or convince a person to do a job they do not want to doto select a rookie player onto a professional sports teamTo follow very closely behind another vehicle, thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower, thereby conserving energy or increasing speed.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An early version of a written workA preliminary sketch, rough outlineDepth of water needed to float a ship [also spelled draught].A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle [also spelled draught].Draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.A cheque, an order for money to be paidAn amount of liquid that is drunk in one swallow [also spelled draught]conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teamsthe pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.

Example sentence: What do you do when you get a draft notice and you think a war is wrong? And I struggled with that for months prior to my being inducted into the army, and I'm still struggling with it, 40 years later.

We hope you now know whether to use Draught or Draft in your sentence.

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