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- English Word Drift Definition The angle which the line of a ship's motion makes with the meridian, in drifting.
- English Word Drift Definition The distance to which a vessel is carried off from her desired course by the wind, currents, or other causes.
- English Word Drift Definition The place in a deep-waisted vessel where the sheer is raised and the rail is cut off, and usually terminated with a scroll, or driftpiece.
- English Word Drift Definition The distance between the two blocks of a tackle.
- English Word Drift Definition The difference between the size of a bolt and the hole into which it is driven, or between the circumference of a hoop and that of the mast on which it is to be driven.
- English Word Drift Definition To float or be driven along by, or as by, a current of water or air; as, the ship drifted astern; a raft drifted ashore; the balloon drifts slowly east.
- English Word Drift Definition To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into heaps; as, snow or sand drifts.
- English Word Drift Definition to make a drift; to examine a vein or ledge for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of metals or ores; to follow a vein; to prospect.
- English Word Drift Definition To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body.
- English Word Drift Definition To drive into heaps; as, a current of wind drifts snow or sand.
- English Word Drift Definition To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift.
- English Word Drift Definition That causes drifting or that is drifted; movable by wind or currents; as, drift currents; drift ice; drift mud.
- English Word Driftage Definition Deviation from a ship's course due to leeway.
- English Word Driftage Definition Anything that drifts.
- English Word Driftbolt Definition A bolt for driving out other bolts.
- English Word Drifted Definition of Drift
- English Word Drifting Definition of Drift
- English Word Driftless Definition Having no drift or direction; without aim; purposeless.
- English Word Driftpiece Definition An upright or curved piece of timber connecting the plank sheer with the gunwale; also, a scroll terminating a rail.
- English Word Driftpin Definition A smooth drift. See Drift, n., 9.
- English Word Driftway Definition A common way, road, or path, for driving cattle.
- English Word Driftway Definition Same as Drift, 11.
- English Word Driftweed Definition Seaweed drifted to the shore by the wind.
- English Word Driftwind Definition A driving wind; a wind that drives snow, sand, etc., into heaps.
- English Word Driftwood Definition Wood drifted or floated by water.
- English Word Driftwood Definition Fig.: Whatever is drifting or floating as on water.
- English Word Drifty Definition Full of drifts; tending to form drifts, as snow, and the like.
- English Word Drill Definition To pierce or bore with a drill, or a with a drill; to perforate; as, to drill a hole into a rock; to drill a piece of metal.
- English Word Drill Definition To train in the military art; to exercise diligently, as soldiers, in military evolutions and exercises; hence, to instruct thoroughly in the rudiments of any art or branch of knowledge; to discipline.
- English Word Drill Definition To practice an exercise or exercises; to train one's self.