drafted

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adjective

of a certain depth required to float (said of a vessel); used comparatively with shallow, deep, etc.

“A johnboat is a shallow drafted boat favored by fishermen.”

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of draft
adjective
  1. nauticalof a certain depth required to float (said of a vessel); used comparatively with shallow, deep, etc.

    A johnboat is a shallow drafted boat favored by fishermen.

  2. USconscripted
    1 more example

    I hope you get drafted / I hope you carry a gun / When you come back with no arms or legs / Then you can say war is fun / 'Cause you don't care / What happens to me / As long it don't happen to you / As the world becomes a bomb factory / Your attitude becomes smug / This just creates an atmosphere of war / A world without any love / You know, / I hope you get drafted / I hope you burn and die

    1984, “I Hope You Get Drafted”, performed by Dicks
Cite this entry
APA

drafted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drafted

MLA

“drafted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drafted. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drafted,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drafted.

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