Definition of drift

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Drift (n.) The angle which the line of a ship's motion makes with the meridian, in drifting..

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Driftwind :: Driftwind (n.) A driving wind; a wind that drives snow, sand, etc., into heaps..
Face :: Face (n.) The end or wall of the tunnel, drift, or excavation, at which work is progressing or was last done..
Drift :: Drift (v. i.) 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..
Tenor :: Tenor (n.) That course of thought which holds on through a discourse; the general drift or course of thought; purport; intent; meaning; understanding.
Drivebolt :: Drivebolt (n.) A drift; a tool for setting bolts home.
Drift :: Drift (n.) The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments.
Spooney :: Spoondrift (n.) Spray blown from the tops waves during a gale at sea; also, snow driven in the wind at sea; -- written also spindrift..
Gurt :: Gurt (n.) A gutter or channel for water, hewn out of the bottom of a working drift..
Drift :: Drift (n.) The distance between the two blocks of a tackle.
Boulder :: Boulder (n.) A mass of any rock, whether rounded or not, that has been transported by natural agencies from its native bed. See Drift..
Tone :: Tone (n.) Tenor; character; spirit; drift; as, the tone of his remarks was commendatory..
Scope :: Scope (n.) That at which one aims; the thing or end to which the mind directs its view; that which is purposed to be reached or accomplished; hence, ultimate design, aim, or purpose; intention; drift; object..
Drift :: Drift (v. i.) To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into heaps; as, snow or sand drifts..
Leeway :: Leeway (n.) The lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course; drift.
Drift :: Drift (n.) 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..
Drift :: Drift (n.) Course or direction along which anything is driven; setting.
Drift :: Drift (n.) The distance through which a current flows in a given time.
Eschar :: Eschar (n.) In Ireland, one of the continuous mounds or ridges of gravelly and sandy drift which extend for many miles over the surface of the country. Similar ridges in Scotland are called kames or kams..
Wall :: Wall (n.) The side of a level or drift.
Drift :: Drift (n.) The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.
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