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DRAHFTS/drɑːfts/

Draughts is a board game of moving discs and jumping to capture (UK, often plural; US checkers). Chess uses different pieces; a draught in a room is a cold air current (same spelling). Common room: draughts is fine; chess clocks are not required for that set.

Meaning

A board game of moving discs and jumping to capture (UK, often plural; US checkers).

Examples

• “Draughts in the common room is fine; chess clocks are not required for that set.”
• “A draughts set from lost property still needs a name; pieces in a blazer pocket are not the full game.”

Good to know

draughts (UK game, often plural). US: checkers. Contrast: chess. Extra: a draught = cold air. Common room. Mix-up: draft in US spelling can mean a first version of writing.

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