draughts – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
draughts
n.
game of checkers (mainly British usage)
draught
n.
draft; breeze, gust; drink; sip; depth of the submergence of a ship; catch of fish
Draughts
Draughts or
checkers (
American English) is a group of
strategy board games for two players which involve
diagonal moves of uniform game pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over opponent pieces. Draughts developed from
alquerque. The name derives from the verb
to draw or to move.
draughts
Noun
1. a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces
(synonym) checkers
(hypernym) board game
(part-meronym) checkerboard
(class) black
draught
Noun
1. a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft"
(synonym) draft, potation, tipple
(hypernym) drink
(hyponym) quaff
2. a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp"
(synonym) gulp, draft, swig
(hypernym) swallow, drink, deglutition
3. a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle)
(synonym) draft
(hypernym) wind, air current, current of air
(hyponym) updraft
4. the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
(synonym) draft
(hypernym) depth
5. a dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft"
(synonym) draft
(hypernym) dose
6. the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
(synonym) draft, drawing
(hypernym) pull, pulling
Verb
1. make a blueprint of
(synonym) blueprint, draft
(hypernym) design, plan
draught
n.
průvan; dáma; plný průvanu
draught
Rzecz.
przeciąg; warcaby
