Definition of drift

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Drift (n.) A deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to oblong projectiles..

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Afloat :: Afloat (adv. & a.) Unfixed; moving without guide or control; adrift; as, our affairs are all afloat..
Univocal :: Univocal (n.) Having always the same drift or tenor; uniform; certain; regular.
Drivebolt :: Drivebolt (n.) A drift; a tool for setting bolts home.
Snowdrift :: Snowdrift (n.) A bank of drifted snow.
Run :: Run (n.) The horizontal distance to which a drift may be carried, either by license of the proprietor of a mine or by the nature of the formation; also, the direction which a vein of ore or other substance takes..
Driftway :: Driftway (n.) Same as Drift, 11..
Crab :: Crab (v. i.) To drift sidewise or to leeward, as a vessel..
Drift :: Drift (n.) The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.
Drift :: Drift (n.) The distance between the two blocks of a tackle.
Driftpin :: Driftpin (n.) A smooth drift. See Drift, n., 9..
Level :: Level (n.) A horizontal passage, drift, or adit, in a mine..
Drift :: Drift (n.) A slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal, by being forced or driven into or through it; a broach..
Intent :: Intent (n.) The act of turning the mind toward an object; hence, a design; a purpose; intention; meaning; drift; aim..
Drift :: Drift (n.) The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments.
Driftbolt :: Driftbolt (n.) A bolt for driving out other bolts.
Drove :: Drove (n.) A road for driving cattle; a driftway.
Drift :: Drift (n.) A tool used in driving down compactly the composition contained in a rocket, or like firework..
Streamed :: Stream (n.) Current; drift; tendency; series of tending or moving causes; as, the stream of opinions or manners..
Driving :: Driving (n.) Tendency; drift.
Anchorless :: Anchorless (a.) Without an anchor or stay. Hence: Drifting; unsettled.
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