draught
Example Sentences
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The vessels have a deeper draught - the amount of hull below the waterline - than most CalMac ships, allowing for a sleeker, more fuel efficient shape.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
"Sealing gaps and draught proofing is the number one step because it's so low cost," he said.
From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026
Limit heat loss by using draught excluders to block gaps under doors or around windows.
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025
From down in the fairway, it resembles a giant draught excluder, skirting the back of the tee and adjacent 18th green.
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025
Frodo’s spirits had risen for a while after his escape, and after food and a draught of the cordial; but now a deep uneasiness, growing to dread, crept over him again.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
