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# drafting

noun (drafting — uncountable); verb form of draft (draft, drafts, drafted, drafting)

«drafting» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Drafting is writing a first, rough version of a story, letter or plan that you will improve later. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drafting/#m1)
2. Drafting is making careful technical drawings, such as plans for buildings or machines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drafting/#m2)
3. Drafting is choosing people for a team or, in some countries, calling people into the army. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drafting/#m3)
4. (sport) Drafting is riding or running close behind someone so the air pushes against them, not you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drafting/#m4)

### In the lessons

In English lessons the writing process is planning, drafting, editing and publishing. In design and technology drafting means drawing plans. In news, drafting players into teams. Phrases: drafting a letter, the drafting stage, drafting in.

### Examples

- We are drafting our stories today and will edit them tomorrow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drafting/#x1)
- Drafting is messy, and that is fine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drafting/#x2)
- Mum is drafting an email to the school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drafting/#x3)
- The architect spent weeks drafting the plans. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drafting/#x4)
- The coach is drafting in two new players. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drafting/#x5)
- The cyclists saved energy by drafting behind each other. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drafting/#x6)

### Note

UK spelling «draught» is used for a cold wind and for the game draughts, but writing drafts are spelled «draft» in the UK too. A first draft is not the final copy; mistakes are expected.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «drafting» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drafting/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«drafting» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drafting.html) on Mova free.