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 John Wilkinson
The great requisite for transports on the Tigris was a very light draft, and to fill the requirements boats were requisitioned ranging from penny steamers of the Thames to river-craft of the Irrawaddy.
From War in the Garden of Eden by Kermit Roosevelt
The wind blew fiercely, and the gun-boat being of light draft went in towards the land, the cruiser with its deeper draft preferring to weather the storm in the open sea.
From Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser A Brave Fight Against Odds by Walter Fenton Mott
As the yacht was of light draft she could easily get over the bar and into Pamlico Sound, where he could haul to under the lea of the sand dunes.
From When the Cock Crows by Waldron Baily
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