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单词 outdraft
释义

outdraft

English

Etymology

From out- + draft.

Noun

outdraft (plural outdrafts)

  1. (nautical) An outward current, often specifically a river current pulling toward a downstream dam.
    • 2004, Virginia Thorndike, On Tugboats, page 290:
      The outdraft is like a funnel, pulling the boat and tow out into the river, away from the lock and toward the dam.
    • 2017, Diane Wood, Larry Alexander v. Ingram Barge Company:
      Only a person stationed at the front of the lead barge or on one of the assist boats could have alerted the captain to the moment when the tow hit the outdraft.
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