draught
Example Sentences
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The vessels have a deeper draught - the amount of hull below the waterline - than most CalMac ships, allowing for a sleeker, more fuel efficient shape.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Following the increase, due to take effect in April, it said the impact per draught pint for customers would be approximately £0.04.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
"This comes on top of our efforts to help more venues offer pavement drinks and put on one-off events, maintaining our cut to alcohol duty on draught pints, and capping Corporation Tax," he said.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026
Last year, the British Beer and Pub Association revealed that landlords make 12p profit per pint, with the average price of a pint of draught lager costing £4.79, according to the Office for National Statistics.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2025
“You talk a great deal of the length of this passage, my dear. It is a mere nothing after all; and not the least draught from the stairs.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
