drafting

Plural: draftings

Noun

• The process of preparing technical drawings or plans.
• writing a first version to be filled out and polished later
• the craft of drawing blueprints
• the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams
• The act or process of producing a technical drawing, or draft.
• A profession, usually related to making technical drawings for architecture, engineering, or manufacturing.
• The practice among ground vehicle drivers or cyclists of following in a close line to reduce wind resistance.
• A method of preparing fibers for weaving.
• The act or process of drawing water out of a source.

Verb

• draw up an outline or sketch for something
• engage somebody to enter the army
• make a blueprint of
• present participle and gerund of draft

Examples

• His meticulous drafting of a triple-word-score strategy paid off handsomely.

Synonyms

blueprint, draft, draftsmanship, draught, drawing, enlist, mechanical drawing, muster in, outline

Antonyms

discharge