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• 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 (Transformers) — Drift is the name of three different fictional characters in the Transformers series. For trademark reasons, toys related to the character are marketed under the name Autobot Drift. Contents 1 Transformers: Armada 2 Transformers: Generations 2.1… …   Wikipedia

• drift´ing|ly — drift «drihft», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to carry along by currents of water or air: »The current was drifting our boat onto the rocks. 2. to heap up; pile up: »The wind is so strong it s drifting the snow. 3. to enlarge or shape (a hole) with a… …   Useful english dictionary

• Drift pin — drift punch In metalworking, a drift pin, drift pin punch, or simply drift, is the name for a tool used for enlarging holes, or aligning holes prior to bolting or riveting metal parts together. A drift pin is not used as a punch in the… …   Wikipedia

• Drift — Drift, v. t. 1. To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body. J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster] 2. To drive into heaps; as, a current of wind drifts snow or sand. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mach.) To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• drift pin — drift pin, a smooth, tapered punch or guiding tool, used to draw adjacent pieces together to align holes for rivets or bolts. * * * n. a steel pin driven into a hole in a piece of metal to enlarge, shape, or align the hole …   Useful english dictionary

• 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 — 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

• hole drift — skylių dreifas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. hole drift vok. Löcherdrift, f rus. дрейф дырок, m pranc. dérive des trous, f …   Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas

• continental drift — 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