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1 drift
[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) závěj2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) smysl2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) být navátý, být unášen2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) těkat, přecházet•- drifter- driftwood* * *• posun• hnát proudem -
2 wreath
[ri:Ɵ]plural - wreaths; noun1) (a circular garland of flowers or leaves, placed at a grave, or put on someone's shoulders or head after his/her victory etc: We put a wreath of flowers on her mother's grave.) věnec2) (a drift or curl of smoke, mist etc: wreaths of smoke.) obláček, spirála•- wreathe* * *• věnec• kruh
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drift·er — /ˈdrıftɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] : a person who moves from one place or job to another without a purpose or plan He was a drifter who hitchhiked from state to state … Useful english dictionary
drift — drift1 [ drıft ] verb intransitive ** 1. ) to be pushed along very slowly by the movement of air or water: The boat started to drift out to sea. Thick smoke from a forest fire drifted across the town. a ) if snow or sand drifts, the wind blows it … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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… …
drift net — noun a large fishnet supported by floats; it drifts with the current • Hypernyms: ↑fishnet, ↑fishing net * * * noun : a large net that is arranged to drift with the tide or current and that is either buoyed up by floats or attached to a drift… … Useful english dictionary
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 ice — noun masses of ice floating in the open sea • Hypernyms: ↑ice * * * noun : sea or lake ice broken apart by winds and currents : fragments of a floe * * * detached floating ice in masses that drift with the wind or ocean currents, as in the polar… … Useful english dictionary
drift indicator — noun or drift meter or drift sight : a flight instrument used for measuring the angle of drift of an aircraft and equipped with a hairline or sight wire that may be rotated until objects on the ground appear to travel parallel with it so that… … Useful english dictionary
drift net — noun a large fishing net, kept upright by weights at the bottom and floats at the top and allowed to drift in the sea. Derivatives drift netter noun drift netting noun … English new terms dictionary
drift´-net´ter — drift net «DRIHFT NEHT», intransitive verb, net|ted, net|ting. to fish with a drift net: »Danish and Faroese fishermen drift netting off western Greenland... (London Times). –drift´ net´ter, noun. drift net … Useful english dictionary
drift-net — «DRIHFT NEHT», intransitive verb, net|ted, net|ting. to fish with a drift net: »Danish and Faroese fishermen drift netting off western Greenland... (London Times). –drift´ net´ter, noun. drift net … Useful english dictionary
drift meter — noun see drift indicator * * * drift meter, an instrument for measuring the drift of aircraft; drift indicator … Useful english dictionary
