- draft system
- тягодутьевое устройство
English-Russian scientific dictionary. 2008.
English-Russian scientific dictionary. 2008.
Draft (sports) — A draft is a process used in the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, Russia and the Philippines to allocate certain players to sports teams. In a draft, teams take turns selecting from a pool of eligible players. When a team selects a player … Wikipedia
Draft lottery (1969) — Representative Alexander Pirnie (R NY) drawing the first number. On December 1, 1969, the Selective Service System of the United States conducted two lotteries to determine the order of call to military service in the Vietnam War for men born… … Wikipedia
Draft evasion — is a term that refers to an intentional failure to comply with the military conscription policies of the nation to which he or she is subject. Such practices that do not involve law breaking or which are based on conscientious objection are… … Wikipedia
Draft (hull) — Draft marks on a ship s bow The draft (or draught) of a ship s hull is the vertical distance between the waterline and the bottom of the hull (keel), with the thickness of the hull included; in the case of not being included the draft outline… … Wikipedia
draft — 1 n 1: a preliminary version of something (as a law) 2 a: a system for or act of selecting individuals from a group (as for military service) b: the act or process of selecting an individual (as for political candidacy) without his or her… … Law dictionary
draft — [draft, dräft] n. [ME draught, a drawing, pulling, stroke < base of OE dragan, DRAW] 1. a) a drawing or pulling, as of a vehicle or load b) the thing, quantity, or load pulled 2. a) a drawing in of a fish net … English World dictionary
Draft lottery — could refer to: NBA Draft Lottery, a lottery determining the order of the teams for the first fourteen selections in the NBA Draft Sports draft Draft lottery (1969) the system whereby the United States conscripted soldiers during the Vietnam War… … Wikipedia
Draft Universe — (Russian: Вселенная «Черновика») is a fictional setting for a science fiction duology written by Sergei Lukyanenko and consisting of the novels Rough Draft and Final Draft. Contents 1 Overview 2 Functionals 2.1 Becoming a functional … Wikipedia
Draft (boiler) — Draft (as related to a fire tube boiler) is the flow of combustion products going from the firebox, through the boiler and up the stack. Draft may be natural, produced by the rising of the combustion gases in the stack, or by mechanical means,… … Wikipedia
System Shock 2 — Developer(s) Irrational Games Looking Glass Studios Publisher(s) Electronic Arts … Wikipedia
draft lottery — draft lottery, a system of drafting eligible men for military service by a chance drawing, as of registration number, birth date, etc … Useful english dictionary