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1) deviation 2) drift

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  • drift — [drift] n. [ME (akin to ON & MDu drift, OHG trift) < OE drifan, DRIVE] 1. an act or instance of being driven or carried along, as by a current of air or water or by circumstances 2. the course on which something is directed or driven 3. the… …   English World dictionary

  • Drift — Drift, n. [From {drive}; akin to LG. & D. drift a driving, Icel. drift snowdrift, Dan. drift, impulse, drove, herd, pasture, common, G. trift pasturage, drove. See {Drive}.] 1. A driving; a violent movement. [1913 Webster] The dragon drew him… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Drift of the forest — Drift Drift, n. [From {drive}; akin to LG. & D. drift a driving, Icel. drift snowdrift, Dan. drift, impulse, drove, herd, pasture, common, G. trift pasturage, drove. See {Drive}.] 1. A driving; a violent movement. [1913 Webster] The dragon drew… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • drift — ► VERB 1) be carried slowly by a current of air or water. 2) walk or move slowly or casually. 3) (of snow, leaves, etc.) be blown into heaps by the wind. ► NOUN 1) a continuous slow movement from one place to another. 2) the general intention or… …   English terms dictionary

  • drift — n. & v. n. 1 a slow movement or variation. b such movement caused by a slow current. 2 the intention, meaning, scope, etc. of what is said etc. (didn t understand his drift). 3 a large mass of snow, sand, etc., accumulated by the wind. 4 esp.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • drift — [[t]drɪft[/t]] n. 1) a driving movement or action 2) naut. navig. (of a ship) the component of the movement that is due to the force of wind and currents 3) oce a broad, shallow ocean current that advances at the rate of 10 to 15 mi. (16 to 24… …   From formal English to slang

  • drift — driftingly, adv. driftless, adj. driftlessness, n. /drift/, n. 1. a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure. 2. Navig. (of a ship) the component of the movement that is due to the force of wind and currents. 3. Oceanog. a broad,… …   Universalium

  • drift — i. The lateral divergence from the prescribed flight path of an aircraft resulting primarily from the effects of a cross wind. ii. A slow movement in one direction of an instrument pointer or other marker. iii. A slow change in frequency of a… …   Aviation dictionary

  • drift — /drɪft / (say drift) noun 1. a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure. 2. Navigation movement or course under the impulse of water currents, wind, etc. 3. Physical Geography a broad and shallow current which advances at a rate of… …  

  • Deviation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Deviation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 deviation deviation Sgm: N 1 swerving swerving &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 obliquation| obliquation| warp refraction Sgm: N 1 flection flection flexion …   English dictionary for students

  • drift — 1. verb 1) his raft drifted down the river Syn: be carried, be borne; float, bob, waft, meander 2) the guests drifted away Syn: wander, meander, stray, putter, dawdle 3) …   Thesaurus of popular words

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