noun
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the act of drifting
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matter carried along or deposited by drifting
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the amount by which an aircraft or vessel has drifted from its intended course
Etymology
Origin of driftage
Example Sentences
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A current sweeps the shore and runs through it like it was a big funnel, and all the driftage hereabouts comes into the lagoon.
From Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story by Norman Springer
The caverns themselves may be divided into those of residence, of sepulture, and of driftage, though one cavern has often successively assumed two at least of these characters.
From The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science by John William Dawson
Also they were scrubs—the dirty driftage of the fight game, without honor, without efficiency.
From The Night-Born by Jack London
Among caves of driftage may be classed some of those near Liège, in Belgium, and, partially at least, those of Kent's Hole and Brixham, in England.
From The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science by John William Dawson
My father's resting-place had not been invaded by the imperious flood, although a line of driftage, in a zigzag swath, lay near the mound.
From Erema — My Father's Sin by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
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