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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Driftway :: Driftway (n.) A common way, road, or path, for driving cattle..
Gallery :: Gallery (a.) A working drift or level.
Drift :: Drift (n.) The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments.
Sand :: Sand (v. t.) To bury (oysters) beneath drifting sand or mud.
Tide :: Tide (n.) To work into or out of a river or harbor by drifting with the tide and anchoring when it becomes adverse.
Drift :: Drift (v. t.) To drive into heaps; as, a current of wind drifts snow or sand..
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..
Face :: Face (n.) The end or wall of the tunnel, drift, or excavation, at which work is progressing or was last done..
Drift :: Drift (n.) Course or direction along which anything is driven; setting.
Drift :: Drift (n.) That which is driven, forced, or urged along.
Driftwind :: Driftwind (n.) A driving wind; a wind that drives snow, sand, etc., into heaps..
Wall :: Wall (n.) The side of a level or drift.
Drove :: Drove (n.) A road for driving cattle; a driftway.
Driftway :: Driftway (n.) Same as Drift, 11..
Leeway :: Leeway (n.) The lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course; drift.
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..
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..
Drift :: Drift (n.) The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.
Drift :: Drift (n.) A drove or flock, as of cattle, sheep, birds..
Snowdrift :: Snowdrift (n.) A bank of drifted snow.
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