driftage

[ drif-tij ]

/ ˈdrɪf tɪdʒ /

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noun

the action or an amount of drifting.

drifted matter.

Navigation. the amount of drift away from a set course as a result of wind and currents.

windage.

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Origin of driftage

First recorded in 1760–70; drift + -age

Words nearby driftage

driegh, drier, Driesch, driest, drift, driftage, drift anchor, drift angle, driftbolt, drifter, driftfish

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How to use driftage in a sentence

Fuel coal is also too pure to have been accumulated by driftage.
The Elements of Geology|William Harmon Norton
No more man-wrought driftage came our way, but other signs multiplied.
1492|Mary Johnston
Experience has given directions for its use, avoiding some of the grosser causes of error from driftage and other causes.
The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph|Henry M. (Henry Martyn) Field
Also they were scrubs—the dirty driftage of the fight game, without honor, without efficiency.
The Night-Born|Jack London

Among the heaps of sea-weed there were sometimes small pieces of painted wood, bark, and other driftage.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866|Various

British Dictionary definitions for driftage

driftage

/ (ˈdrɪftɪdʒ) /

noun

the act of drifting

matter carried along or deposited by drifting

the amount by which an aircraft or vessel has drifted from its intended course

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