Definition of drift

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

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Drift :: Drift (n.) In South Africa, a ford in a river..
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..
Drift :: Drift (n.) A passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery; an adit or tunnel.
Gallery :: Gallery (a.) A working drift or level.
Drive :: Drive (n.) In type founding and forging, an impression or matrix, formed by a punch drift..
Drift :: Drift (n.) The distance between the two blocks of a tackle.
Heading :: Heading (n.) A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift..
Drift :: Drift (n.) A tool used in driving down compactly the composition contained in a rocket, or like firework..
Drivebolt :: Drivebolt (n.) A drift; a tool for setting bolts home.
Driftwind :: Driftwind (n.) A driving wind; a wind that drives snow, sand, etc., into heaps..
Drift :: Drift (n.) Anything driven at random.
Dune :: Dune (n.) A low hill of drifting sand usually formed on the coats, but often carried far inland by the prevailing winds..
Drift :: Drift (n.) A drove or flock, as of cattle, sheep, birds..
Drove :: Drove (n.) A road for driving cattle; a driftway.
Streamed :: Stream (n.) Current; drift; tendency; series of tending or moving causes; as, the stream of opinions or manners..
Driftwood :: Driftwood (n.) Fig.: Whatever is drifting or floating as on water.
Strang :: Strand (v. i.) To drift, or be driven, on shore to run aground; as, the ship stranded at high water..
Afloat :: Afloat (adv. & a.) Unfixed; moving without guide or control; adrift; as, our affairs are all afloat..
Drift :: Drift (v. i.) To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into heaps; as, snow or sand drifts..
Drift :: Drift (v. t.) To drive into heaps; as, a current of wind drifts snow or sand..
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