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driftage

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drift⋅age

[drif-tij]
–noun
1. the action or an amount of drifting.
2. drifted matter.
3. Navigation. the amount of drift away from a set course as a result of wind and currents.
4. windage.

Origin:
1760–70; drift + -age
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drift·age   (drĭf'tĭj)   
n.  
  1. Deviation from a set course caused by drifting.

  2. Matter that has been carried along or deposited by air or water currents.

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