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noun
2.
Navigation. (of a ship) the component of the movement that is due to the force of wind and currents.
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Oceanography. a broad, shallow ocean current that advances at the rate of 10 to 15 miles (16 to 24 km) a day.
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Nautical.
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the flow or the speed in knots of an ocean current.
b.
the distance between the end of a rope and the part in use.
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the distance between two blocks in a tackle.
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the difference in diameter between two parts, one of which fits within the other, as a mast and its mast hoops, or a treenail and its hole.
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EXPANDAeronautics. the deviation of an aircraft from a set course due to cross winds.
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the course along which something moves; tendency; aim: The drift of political events after the war was toward chaos.
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a meaning; intent; purport: the drift of a statement.
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something driven, as animals, rain, etc.
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a heap of any matter driven together.
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a snowdrift.
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Geology. glacial drift.
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the state or process of being driven.
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overbearing power or influence.
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Military. a tool used in charging an ordnance piece.
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Electronics.
a.
a gradual change in some operating characteristic of a circuit, tube, or other electronic device, either during a brief period as an effect of warming up or during a long period as an effect of continued use.
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the movement of charge carriers in a semiconductor due to the influence of an applied voltage.
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Linguistics. gradual change in the structure of a language.
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Civil Engineering. a secondary tunnel between two main tunnels or shafts.
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Mining. an approximately horizontal passageway in underground mining.
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Physics. the movement of charged particles under the influence of an electric field.
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Aerospace. the gradual deviation of a rocket or guided missile from its intended trajectory.
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Mechanics. displacement of the gimbals of a gyroscope due to friction on bearings, unbalance of the gyroscope's mass or other imperfections.
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the thrust of an arched structure.
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Dentistry. a shift of the teeth from their normal position in the dental arch.
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COLLAPSEWestern U.S. a flock of animals or birds.
verb (used without object)
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to be carried along by currents of water or air, or by the force of circumstances.
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to wander aimlessly: He drifts from town to town.
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to be driven into heaps, as by the wind: drifting sand.
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to deviate or vary from a set course or adjustment.
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Drifts
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verb (used with object)
Verb phrase30.
to carry along: The current drifted the boat to sea.
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to drive into heaps: The wind drifted the snow.
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Machinery.
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to enlarge (a punched or drilled hole) with a drift.
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to align or straighten (holes, especially rivet holes) with a drift.
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drift off, to fall asleep gradually.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English drift, noun derivative of Old English drīfan to drive; cognate with Dutch drift herd, flock, German Trift herd, pasturage, road to pasture
1250–1300; Middle English drift, noun derivative of Old English drīfan to drive; cognate with Dutch drift herd, flock, German Trift herd, pasturage, road to pasture
Related forms
drift·ing·ly, adverb
drift·less, adjective
drift·less·ness, noun
un·drift·ing, adjective
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drift
c.1300, lit. "a being driven" (of snow, etc.); not recorded in O.E., borrowed from O.N. or M.Du. drift, from P.Gmc. *driftiz, related to *dribanan "to drive." The verb is first attested c.1600. Sense of "what one is getting at" is from 1520s. Related: Drifted; drifting.
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drift (drĭft)
n.
A gradual deviation from an original course, model, method, or intention.
Movement of teeth from their normal position in the dental arch because of the loss of contiguous teeth.
See genetic drift.
A variation or random oscillation about a fixed setting, position, or mode of behavior.
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