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Draft, The Draft, or Draught may refer to:

Watercraft dimensions

Draft (hull), the distance from waterline to keel of a vessel
Draft (sail), degree of curvature in a sail
Air draft, distance from waterline to the highest point on a vessel

Selection processes

Draft (politics), groundswell of support to compel a candidate to run for office
Draft (sports), selection of players for professional sports teams
Conscription, selection for e.g. military service

Entertainment

Draft (musician) (born 1986), Electronic musician and DJ
Drafted (comics), a 2007 comic released by Devil's Due Publishing
The Draft (comics), a 1988 one-shot comic book from Marvel Comics
The Draft (band), an American punk rock band
Draft 7.30, a 2003 album by British electronic band Autechre
WWE draft, a World Wrestling Entertainment program which drafts superstars to different WWE brands
Draughts, board game, a.k.a. checkers
The Draft (The League), the series premiere of the FX (TV channel) television series The League
Draft (magazine), an American magazine about beer and beer culture

Heating, cooling, air flow

Draft (boiler), difference between atmospheric pressure and the boiler pressure
Chimney draught, outgoing flow into chimney of gases from combustion
Draught excluder, used to eliminate cold draught and slow heat loss
Mechanical draft, incoming flow of air to burn fuel for a boiler or engine
Vertical draft, vertical movement of air, which can be dangerous to airplanes

Finance

Demand draft, a check created by a merchant with a buyer's account number on it, but without the buyer's signature
Banker's draft, a form of check where the funds are taken directly from the financial institution
Sight draft, or time draft, an order for the payment of money by a banker

Other uses

Draught beer or other beverage, served from a bulk keg or cask rather than a bottle or can
Draft (engineering), the angle added to features perpendicular to the parting line of a casting or molding
Draft (aerodynamics), two objects in close proximity reducing overall drag
Draft document, a version of an unfinished document or other written work
Draft animal, an animal used to perform tasks
- Draft horse, a large horse bred to be a working animal doing hard tasks such as plowing and other farm labor
- Draught dog, a variety of working dog used to pull a cart
Draft (water)
Draught, an alternate term for a stream

Drapht (born 1982), Australian hip hop singer
Drafting (disambiguation)
Drought (disambiguation)
Draft lottery (disambiguation)
Final Draft (disambiguation)
All pages with titles beginning with draught
All pages with titles beginning with draft
All pages with titles containing draught
All pages with titles containing draft
Checkers (disambiguation), including chequers
Checker (disambiguation), including chequer
Check (disambiguation), including cheque

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-| name              = Cham Bahadur Pun
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-| native_name       = चाम बहादुर पुन
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-| caption       =  Tul Bahadur Pun in 2007.
-| birth_date    = {{Birth date|df=yes|1923|3|23}}
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-| birth_place   = [[Myagdi]], [[Nepal]]
-| death_place   = [[Myagdi]], [[Nepal]]
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-| allegiance    = {{flag|British India|23px}}<br>{{flag|United Kingdom|23px}}
-| branch        = {{army|British India|23px}}<br>{{army|United Kingdom|23px}}
-| serviceyears  = 1939 - 1959
-| rank          = [[Lieutenant]]
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-| unit          = [[6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles]]
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-| battles       = [[World War II]]<br>[[Malayan Emergency]]
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-*[[File:Victoria Cross (UK) ribbon.png|30px]] [[Victoria Cross]]
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-'''Cham Bahadur Pun''' {{post-nominals|VC}} ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]: चाम बहादुर पुन; 23 March 1923<ref name="auto">{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13159603 | work=BBC News | title=Gurkha hero and activist Tul Bahadur Pun dies in Nepal | date=21 April 2011}}</ref>{{spaced ndash}}20 April 2011)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/search/VC%20winner%20Pun%20dies%20at%2092/|title=You searched for VC winner Pun dies at 92|website=The Himalayan Times}}</ref> was a [[Nepalese people|Nepalese]] [[Gurkha]] recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]], the highest award for [[Chivalry|gallantry]] in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces.  He later achieved the rank of Honorary Lieutenant.  In addition to the Victoria Cross, Pun was awarded 10 other medals, including the [[Burma Star]].
 ==Watercraft dimensions==
 * [[Draft (hull)]], the distance from waterline to keel of a vessel