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drift lead
[ led ]
/ lɛd /
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noun Nautical.
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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How to use drift lead in a sentence
No variation of the drift lead had been reported, and the Bronx was not even swinging at her anchor.
Stand By The Union|Oliver OpticAs soon as the Bronx had lost her headway, the screw was stopped, and a drift lead was dropped into the water.
Stand By The Union|Oliver OpticInequalities in the thickness of drift lead to a still further modification of the surface.
The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin|Rollin D. Salisbury