light draft
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of light draft
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Sarah Carmean, who enjoyed a light draft at Boomtown, lamented with service-industry employees missing tips or hours.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2025
She was a side-wheel of light draft, very strongly built and reputed to be of great speed.
From The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner by Wilkinson, John
Above this tongue of land the water is shallow and allows only light draft and flat bottomed boats to come to the piers.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Knox, Thomas Wallace
Two steamers of light draft were to be loaded with arms, etc., and were to carry, in addition to their crews, an infantry force under the command of General Custis Lee.
From The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner by Wilkinson, John
Its largest tributary is the Rio Mangualil, celebrated for its gold washings, and it may be ascended by boats of light draft for 80 m.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
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