driftage

[ drif-tij ]

/ ˈdrɪf tɪdʒ /

noun

the action or an amount of drifting.

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

Nearby words

drift mine, drift net, drift netter, drift transistor, drift tube, driftage, driftbolt, drifter, driftfish, drifting cloud, the, driftless area

Origin of driftage

First recorded in 1760–70; drift + -age

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Examples from the Web for driftage

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
Fuel coal is also too pure to have been accumulated by driftage.
The Elements of Geology|William Harmon Norton
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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