draught - draft

Draught and draft are both pronounced .

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◊ used as nouns

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.

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In American English, this is spelled draft.

...a damp draft of musty air.

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In British English, draughts is a game played by two people with round pieces on a board like a chessboard. This game is called checkers in American English.

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In both British and American English, a draft of a letter, book, or speech is an early version of it.

...the change from the first draft to the final printed version.

He showed me the draft of an article he was writing.

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◊ 'draft' used as a verb

Draft can also be used as a verb. In both British and American English, when people are drafted somewhere, they are moved there to do a particular job.

Extra staff were drafted from Paris to Rome.

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In American English, if you are drafted, you are ordered to serve in one of the armed forces.

I was drafted into the navy.

He took a temporary job while he was waiting to be drafted.

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