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/drif"tij/, n.1. the action or an amount of drifting.2. drifted matter.3. Navig. the amount of drift away from a set course as a result of wind and currents.4. windage.[1760-70; DRIFT + -AGE]
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Driftage — Drift age, n. 1. Deviation from a ship s course due to leeway. [1913 Webster] 2. Anything that drifts. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
driftage — [drif′tij] n. 1. the action of something that drifts 2. the deviation caused by drifting 3. that which has drifted or has washed ashore … English World dictionary
driftage — noun Date: 1768 drifted material … New Collegiate Dictionary
driftage — material that has been carried or deposited by a water current … Dictionary of ichthyology
driftage — n. deviation from the set course of a ship or aircraft due to drifting; windage; material that has been carried along by air or water streams … English contemporary dictionary
driftage — drift·age … English syllables
driftage — drift•age [[t]ˈdrɪf tɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) the action of drifting or deviating 2) drifted matter 3) naut. navig. the amount of drift away from a set course as a result of wind and currents • Etymology: 1760–70 … From formal English to slang
driftage — /ˈdrɪftɪdʒ/ (say driftij) noun 1. the action or amount of drifting. 2. drifted matter. 3. Nautical the amount of deviation from a ship s course due to leeway. 4. windage …
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