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GeezerVison is showing en.wiktionary.org — drafting - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

English

A drafting table.

Alternative forms

  • draughting (UK)

Pronunciation

  • Audio (US):(file)

Verb

drafting

  1. present participle and gerund of draft

Noun

drafting (countable and uncountable, plural draftings)

  1. The act or process of producing a technical drawing, or draft.
  2. A profession, usually related to making technical drawings for architecture, engineering, or manufacturing.
  3. The practice among ground vehicle drivers or cyclists of following in a close line to reduce wind resistance.
  4. A method of preparing fibers for weaving.
  5. (firefighting) The act or process of drawing water out of a source.

Derived terms

  • drafting pencil
  • drafting board
  • drafting site
  • drafting table

Translations

act or process
  • Bulgarian: начертаване (bg) n (načertavane)
  • Finnish: tekninen piirtäminen
  • Hindi: आलेखन (hi) m (ālekhan)
  • Irish: línitheoireacht f
  • Spanish: dibujo técnico m
art
  • Bulgarian: чертане (bg) n (čertane)
  • Finnish: tekninen piirustus
  • Irish: línitheoireacht f
  • Russian: черче́ние (ru) n (čerčénije)
profession
  • Finnish: suunnittelu (fi)
  • Irish: línitheoireacht f
bicycling practice
  • Finnish: peesaaminen (fi), peesaus
  • Spanish: rebufe (es) m
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