In British English, draft is used for the plans and sketches, while draught is used for beer and pulling, such as a "draught horse." In American English, draught is rarely used as a spelling variant of draft, except for one main setting: in reference to beer or the container from which it is poured.
DRAUGHT definition: 1. a current of unpleasantly cold air blowing through a room 2. the depth of water needed for a…. Learn more.
Draught and draft are both pronounced (/dr ɑ ː ft/). In British English, a draught is a current of air coming into a room or vehicle. The draught from the window stirred the papers on her desk. They used to open the windows and doors to create a draught. In American English, this is spelled draft.
The noun draught is pronounced exactly like draft, and it also shares most of the same meanings. A cold burst of wind, a swig or a serving of a drink, the act of pulling a heavy load, and the depth of a ship below the surface of the water: each of these can be called a draught.
Definition of draught noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Draught is used in British English to describe a flow of air in a particular direction, akin to the American ' draft.' It also specifically refers to beer that is served from a cask or keg rather than from a bottle or can.
draught (third-person singular simple present draughts, present participle draughting, simple past and past participle draughted) (British spelling) Alternative spelling of draft.