Draft vs Foredraft - What's the difference?
draft | foredraft |
An early version of a written work
A preliminary sketch, rough outline
(nautical) Depth 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 paid
An amount of liquid that is drunk in one swallow [also spelled draught]
conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.
(sports) A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams
(rail transport) the pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.
to write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.
to write a law
to conscript a person, force a person to serve in the military
* He was drafted during the Vietnam War.
to select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
* The calves were drafted from the cows.
(politics) to force or convince a person to take an elected position they are not interested in
* They drafted me to be the chairperson of the new committee.
(sports) to select a rookie player onto a professional sports team
* After his last year of college football, he was drafted by the Miami Dolphins.
To follow very closely behind another vehicle, thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower, thereby conserving energy or increasing speed.
the act of drawing fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn
(not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled
Land leading from a dwelling to a road or field.
A current of air that flows forward
(nautical) The draft at the fore perpendicular. Also "fore draft".
In nautical|lang=en terms the difference between draft and foredraft
is that draft is (nautical) depth of water needed to float a ship [also spelled draught] while foredraft is (nautical) the draft at the fore perpendicular also "fore draft".As nouns the difference between draft and foredraft
is that draft is an early version of a written work while foredraft is land leading from a dwelling to a road or field.As a verb draft
is to write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.As an adjective draft
is (not comparable) referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.draft
English
(see draught)Noun
(en noun)- I have to revise the first draft of my term paper.
- His first drafts were better than most authors' final products.
- She took a deep draft from the bottle of water.
- He left the country to avoid the draft .
Synonyms
* (mouthful of liquid) See alsoVerb
(en verb)Adjective
(-)- I'd rather have a fresh, cheap draft beer.
External links
* * ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==Usage notes
Although this word is in common use, it is noted as a misnomer [http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/ordboksoek/ordbok.cgi?OPP=draft&sourceid=Mozilla-search].Synonyms
* * kystkart ----foredraft
English
Alternative forms
* (l)Noun
(en noun)- Farm containing messuage, barns, stable, buildings, gardens, foldyard and rickyard (1.1.39), the lane or Foredraft … — Shropshire Archives, 1835
- He returned at last, and pointing to a tree that stood over on the far side of the foredraft which led up to the farm,…'' — ''A Modern Antaeus , 1901
- We would have scurried across the farmyard, scattering the flustered fowl as we went, then down the foredraft to wait by the gate…'' — Richard P. Mayer, ''The Young Gongoozler , 2010
- If the connections to the two plenums are air-tite, then there will be a back draft in one stream and a foredraft … — HVAC-Talk, 2006
- Not phased by trucks or light winds. You drift into their foredraft and then back out of their backdraft as one solid unit … — TundraTalk, Towing Report, 2007
- The freight, after passing through Brick Station, would switch onto a trunk line and skirt the yards on its way north to Chicago. He listened intently, and picked up the foredraft of its cattle cars.'' — C.K. Robin, ''Judas Goat: A Fable
- ... wherein said foredraft part includes at least a moorage hull part, — Floating offshore structure : U.S. Patent Number 4,519,728, 1985