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A current of air in an enclosed area.
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A device that regulates the flow or circulation of air.
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a. The act of pulling loads; traction. b. Something that is pulled or drawn; a load. c. A team of animals used to pull loads.
4. Nautical. The depth of a vessel's keel below the water line, especially when loaded: a river vessel of shallow draft.
5. A heavy demand on resources.
6. A written order directing the payment of money from an account or fund.
7. a. A gulp, a swallow, or an inhalation. b. The amount taken in by a single act of drinking or inhaling. c. A measured portion; a dose.
8. a. The drawing of a liquid, as from a cask or keg. b. An amount drawn: ordered two drafts of ale.
9. a. The process or method of selecting one or more individuals from a group, as for a service or duty: a candidate who did not pursue the nomination, but accepted a draft by the party convention. b. Compulsory enrollment in the armed forces; conscription. c. A body of people selected or conscripted.
10. Sports. A system in which the exclusive rights to new players are distributed among professional teams.
11. a. The act of drawing in a fishnet. b. The quantity of fish caught.
12. a. A preliminary outline of a plan, document, or picture: the first draft of a report. b. A representation of something to be constructed.
13. A narrow line chiseled on a stone to guide a stonecutter in leveling its surface.
14. A slight taper given a die to facilitate the removal of a casting.
15. An allowance made for loss in weight of merchandise.
To drive close behind another vehicle to take advantage of the reduced air pressure in its wake.
Drawn from a large container, such as a keg.