The depth of water needed to float a particular ship; the depth from the waterline to the bottom of a vessel's hull; the depth of water drawn by a vessel.
Conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.
The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, so that it can be drawn from the sand without damaging the mould.
The draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.
The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.
An act of drinking.
A system of forcing or convincing people to take an elected position.
A preliminary sketch or outline for a plan.
A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
The quantity of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) drunk in one swallow.
An early version of a written work (such as a book or e-mail) or drawing.
Liquid, especially beer or other alcohol, drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.
A dose (of medicine, alcohol, etc.).
A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.
A cheque, an order for money to be paid.
Referring to animals used for pulling heavy loads.
Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.
To draw out; to call forth.
To write a law.
To conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.
To follow very closely (behind another vehicle), thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower and conserving energy or increasing speed.
To draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.
To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.
To select someone (or something) for a particular role or purpose.
To write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.
To select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.
To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
the outline of a horizontal section of a vessel, as when floating in the water.
Any one of several lines marked upon the outside of a vessel, corresponding with the surface of the water when she is afloat on an even keel. The lowest line indicates the vessel's proper submergence when not loaded, and is called the light water line; the highest, called the load water line, indicates her proper submergence when loaded.
Any one of certain lines of a vessel, model, or plan, parallel with the surface of the water at various heights from the keel. In a half-breadth plan, the water lines are outward curves showing the horizontal form of the ship at their several heights; in a sheer plan, they are projected as straight horizontal lines.
The level at which water meets land along the shore of a body of water.
The line corresponding to the surface of the water touching any submerged object or body.