drift lead

American  

[led] / lɛd /

noun

Nautical.

1. a lead indicating, by the angle its line makes with the perpendicular, the movement of a supposedly stationary ship or the movement of water past a stationary ship.

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drift lead

Inequalities in the thickness of drift lead to a still further modification of the surface.

From The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin by Wallace W. Atwood

No variation of the drift lead had been reported, and the Bronx was not even swinging at her anchor.

From Stand By The Union by L. J. (Lewis Jesse) Bridgman

As soon as the Bronx had lost her headway, the screw was stopped, and a drift lead was dropped into the water.

From Stand By The Union by L. J. (Lewis Jesse) Bridgman

"Mr. Flint, drop a drift lead, and station a hand to observe it," said Christy, hailing the first lieutenant.

From Stand By The Union by L. J. (Lewis Jesse) Bridgman