drafting

Academic Word List, sublist 5.

About 3.21 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

Similar words

drawing draftsmanship mechanical drawing framing sketch style writing making write text

Often followed by

of the a and committee process room an table

Word family

draft drafted drafts