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SHALLOW-DRAUGHT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shallow-draught mean?
• SHALLOW-DRAUGHT (adjective)
The adjective SHALLOW-DRAUGHT has 1 sense:
1. of vessels whose keel is not far below the waterline
Familiarity information: SHALLOW-DRAUGHT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of vessels whose keel is not far below the waterline
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
shallow-draft; shallow-draught
Context example:
a shallow-draft river boat
Pertainym:
draft (the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded))
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