Draft, The Draft, or Draught may refer to:

Watercraft dimensions

* Draft (hull), the distance from waterline to keel of a vessel * Draft (sail), degree of curvature in a sail * Air draft, distance from waterline to the highest point on a vessel

Selection processes

* Draft (politics), groundswell of support to compel a candidate to run for office * Draft (sports), selection of players for professional sports teams * Conscription, selection for e.g. military service

Entertainment

* Draft (musician) (born 1986), Electronic musician and DJ * Drafted (comics), ''Drafted'' (comics), a 2007 comic released by Devil's Due Publishing * The Draft (comics), ''The Draft'' (comics), a 1988 one-shot comic book from Marvel Comics * The Draft (band), an American punk rock band * ''Draft 7.30'', a 2003 album by British electronic band Autechre * WWE draft, a World Wrestling Entertainment program which drafts superstars to different WWE brands * Draughts, board game, a.k.a. checkers * The Draft (The League), The Draft (''The League''), the series premiere of the FX (TV channel) television series ''The League'' * Draft (magazine), ''Draft'' (magazine), an American magazine about beer and beer culture

Heating, cooling, air flow

* Draft (boiler), difference between atmospheric pressure and the boiler pressure * Chimney draught, outgoing flow into chimney of gases from combustion * Draught excluder, used to eliminate cold draught and slow heat loss * Mechanical draft, incoming flow of air to burn fuel for a boiler or engine * Vertical draft, vertical movement of air, which can be dangerous to airplanes

Finance

* Demand draft, a check created by a merchant with a buyer's account number on it, but without the buyer's signature * Banker's draft, a form of check where the funds are taken directly from the financial institution * Sight draft, or time draft, an order for the payment of money by a banker

Other uses

* Draught beer or other beverage, served from a bulk keg or cask rather than a bottle or can * Draft (engineering), the angle added to features perpendicular to the parting line of a casting or molding * Drafting (aerodynamics), Draft (aerodynamics), two objects in close proximity reducing overall drag * Draft document, a version of an unfinished document or other written work * Draft animal, an animal used to perform tasks ** Draft horse, a large horse bred to be a working animal doing hard tasks such as plowing and other farm labor ** Draught dog, a variety of working dog used to pull a cart * Draft (water) * Draught, an alternate term for a stream

Watercraft dimensions

Selection processes

Entertainment

Heating, cooling, air flow

Finance

Other uses

See also