Depth of water necessary to float a ship. See Draught.
A current of air. Same as Draught.
The act of drawing a quantity of liquid from a large container; also, the quantity of liquid so drawn.
Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught; as, a draft horse.
The draft of a vessel is the vertical distance between the waterline and the underside of the keel of the vessel. During the construction of a vessel the marks showing the draft are welded on each side of the vessel near the stem, the stern and amidships.
1. The depth of the water required to float a vessel; 2. Measurement of a boat that extends from the surface of the water, or waterline, to the bottom of the keel; 3. The fullness or belly of a sail
The depth of water necessary for a craft to float; the distance between the water line and the bottom of the keel.
How far below the water line the boat sinks
Distance a vessel's hull extends below the water line
The depth of a vessel below the water line, which is also the minimum depth of water required to float her.
The depth a vessel sinks when afloat, as measured vertically from the water line to the lowest point.
The vertical distance from the waterline to the lowest point of the hull or attachments, such as the tip of a propeller, which determines the minimum depth of water in which a vessel will float.
The vertical distance from the waterline of the boat to the lowest point of the boat.
The depth of the lowest part of the watercraft below water. This is important to know to determine whether it can safely navigate a particular waterway. Tirant d'eau in French.
The depth of water a vessel draws, loaded or unloaded.
The number of feet (or meters) that the hull of a ship is beneath the surface of the water.
The load which is being drawn.
Distance from the waterline to the bilge; large cruise liners have a draft of about 7 meters
Vertical distance between the waterline and the vessel's keel.
The depth to which a floating vessel or box sinks in the water. Also a cut or a groove.
the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
The depth of the ship below the waterline measured vertically to the lowest part of the hull, propellers, or other reference point. When measured to the lowest projecting portion of the vessel, it is called the extreme draft, when measured at the bow, it is called forward draft, and when measured at the stern, the after draft, the average of the forward draft and the after draft is the mean draft, and the mean draft when in full load condition is the load draft. Also, in cargo handling, the unit of cargo being hoisted on or off the ship by the cargo gear at one particular hoist.
The depth of the water needed to float.
Water depth required to float the vessel.
The depth of a vessel in the water. This will vary according to the weight of cargo on board.
The depth of a loaded vessel in the water taken from the level of the waterline to the lowest point of the hull of the vessel; depth of water, or distance between the bottom of the ship and waterline.
The depth of water needed to sail so that the ship doesn't touch the ocean floor (The draft is measured from the waterline to the lowest part of the ship, usually the keel)
Release of water from a storage reservoir.
The depth of the boat below the waterline
The vertical distance, or depth, measured from the waterline to the lowest point of the boat Gybing-Turning the stern of the boat through the wind with the sails changing the side they fill on
Release of water from a reservoir, usually measured in feet of reservoir elevation.
This is the distance from the baseline (Z=0) to the waterline at amidships. Normally, draft is used to mean the distance to the design waterline(DWL), but it often depends on its context of use. In addition, the bottom of the boat is usually located at the baseline so that draft refers to the distance from the bottom of the boat to the waterline. However, if the bottom of the boat is NOT located at the baseline, you still must calculate draft from the baseline.
Drawing water from static sources such as a lake, pond, cistern, river, etc. into a pump which is above the level of the water supply. This is done by removing the air from the pump and allowing atmospheric pressure [14.7 psi (101 kPa) at sea level] to push water through a noncollapsible suction hose into the pump.
The distance between the waterline on a kayak and the bottom of the boat's keel.
The process of taking water from a static source (i.e. pond, lake, portable tank, etc.) with an engine.
the depth of a vessel's keel below the waterline; often expressed as light draft, or conversely, loaded draft.
Depth to which lowest part of a vessel rests below the water. This determines the minimum depth of water a vessel needs in order to float.
The depth of water a boat draws.
The depth of the vessel below the waterline measured vertically to the lowest part of the hull or other reference point. Forward, aft, and mean draft are commonly found.
the depth a vessel extends below the waterline.
is the depth of water which a vessel requires to float freely.
The depth of a ship's keel below the waterline.
The depth of water which a pleasure craft requires to float freely.
The maximum depth of the boat or any of its appendages below the waterplane, in the condition of Empty Weight (see Rule 22.0). In the case of any movable appendage, which is not fixed down while racing, the minimum depth is also required. The foot of the mainsail measured along the top of the boom set on the centre line and at right angles to the mast, from the back of the mast to the inside of a permanent 25 mm band of contrasting colour beyond which the mainsail clew point shall not be set. If there is no band the measurement shall be taken to the aft end of the boom.
(or draught) depth of water needed to float a ship
1. The depth of a ship in the water. The vertical distance between the waterline and the keel, expressed in feet or meters. 2. The plans for construction of a ship, showing at least hull cross-sections and water-lines (horizontal sections).
Bill of exchange issued by an exporter and submitted to his bank for collection, or under a DC - usually submitted with attached shipping documents - not to be confused with a bankers draft which is sometimes used as a vehicle for reimbursement.
The measure of the portion of a ship that is below the water's surface.
Depth of water needed to float a boat. Also, the fullness or "belly" of a sail.
the depth of the boat at its lowest point, also the depth or fullness of the sail
Vertical distance a boat penetrates the water.
Distance from the ship's waterline to the bottom of its keel
This is the amount of water that a boat requires to float freely in the water.
Measurement in feet from waterline to lowest point of ship's keel
The depth of water a ship draws especially when it is loaded, measured as the vertical distance between the waterline and the underside of the keel. A ship`s draft marks are welded at the sides near stem, stern and amidships.
This is the distance between the water and the bilge area of a ships hull.
how deep a boat settles in the water, the depth from the waterline to the bottom of her hull. "She's shallow on the draft" = a ship that can safely sail shallow water. A ship's draft will change if she takes on or lets off heavy cargo.
The vertical distance from the waterline to the underside of the keel of the vessel. Synonym: draught.
an allowance made for the loss of weight during shipping on goods dutiable on net weight. Also, a financial instrument issued by one party directing another party to make payment.
The vertical distance from the waterline to the bottom of the keel, or the minimum depth of the water the yacht needs to float.
the minimum depth of water needed to float the ship.
The depth of water needed to float a vessel.
The distance between the water level and the bottom of a ship.
The distance between the base of the keel and the waterline or the amount of water required to float the vessel.
the distance from a vessel's water line to the deepest part of the hull; the depth of water necessary to float a vessel
1) The depth of a boat, measured from the deepest point to the waterline. The water must be at least this depth, or the boat will run aground. 2) A term describing the amount of curvature designed into a sail.
the depth of a ship in the water. The vertical distance between the waterline and the keel, in the u.s. expressed in feet, elsewhere in meters.
The process of pumping water from a source below the pump.
Process of obtaining water from a static source into a pump that is above the source's level. Atmospheric pressure on the water surface forces the water into the pump where a partial vacuum had been created. The level below the waterline on a ship.
The term drafting water refers to the use of suction to move a liquid such as water from a vessel or body of water below the intake of a suction pump. A rural fire department or farmer might draft water from a pond as the first step in moving the water elsewhere. A suction pump creates a partial vacuum (a "draft") and the atmospheric pressure on the water's surface forces the water into the pump, usually via a rigid pipe (sometimes called a "dry hydrant") or a semi-rigid "suction hose".
In nautical parlance, the draft or draught of a sail is a degree of curvature in a horizontal cross-section. Any sail experiences a force from the prevailing wind just because it impedes the air's passage. A sail with draft also functions as an airfoil when set at an angle slightly greater than the angle of the wind, producing lift which then propels.