Definitions for light-draft

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Light-Draft is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 382 anagrams from letters in light-draft (-adfghilrtt).

Definitions for light-draft

noun

  1. the draft of a vessel at its light displacement.

Origin of light-draft

First recorded in 1865-70

Examples for light-draft

The entrance into the harbor is very shallow and allows only sailboats of light draft.

It was a craft of perhaps thirty-five feet, slender, of light draft, and quite certainly built for speed.

Within their embrace was a more or less safe anchorage for light draft craft.

Consequently our stay on the island was soon terminated by our embarking on a light draft steamer for Corpus Christi.

The Indian boats were of light draft, but they could not go much further, and the village must be near.

It is the head of canoe navigation, and steamboats of light draft can approach it.

The magnificent Yukon river runs through the territory, and steamers of light draft can sail on its waters for 1,500 miles.

Our chief danger lay in presuming too much upon our light draft and in venturing too far from the indicated channels.

Even if the supplies were at Texas City they could not be moved fast, as there were not enough boats of light draft at Galveston.

The Nantucket was a small side-wheel steamer of light draft, and we were able to run in and out over the bar at will.

Word Value for light-draft
Scrable

9

Words with friends

10

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