I. draught 1 /drɑːft $ dræft/ BrE AmE noun [countable] British English
[ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old English ; Origin: dragan 'to pull' ; ⇨ ↑ draw 1 ]
1 . AIR cold air that moves through a room and that you can feel SYN draft American English :
Can you close the window? I’m in a draught.
2 . BEER on draught beer that is on draught is served from a large container rather than a bottle SYN on draft American English
3 . GAME
a) draughts [uncountable] a game played by two people, each with 12 round pieces, on a board of 64 squares SYN checkers American English
b) one of the round pieces used in the game of draughts SYN checker American English
4 . MEDICINE old use a medicine that you drink:
a sleeping draught
5 . SHIP technical the depth of water needed by a ship so that it will not touch the bottom of the sea, a river etc SYN draft American English
6 . SWALLOW written the act of swallowing liquid, or the amount of liquid swallowed at one time SYN draft American English :
Mick took a long draught of lager.
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THESAURUS
▪ wind air moving in a current, especially strongly or quickly:
A cold wind was blowing from the east.
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Strong winds caused damage to many buildings.
▪ breeze a gentle pleasant wind:
The trees were moving gently in the breeze.
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A slight breeze ruffled her hair.
▪ draught British English , draft American English /drɑːft $ dræft/ a current of cool air which blows into a room, especially one that makes you feel uncomfortable:
There’s a bit of a draught in here – can you close the door?
II. draught 2 BrE AmE British English , draft American English adjective [only before noun]
1 . draught beer is served from a large container rather than a bottle
2 . a draught animal is used for pulling heavy loads