driftage
[ drif-tij ]
/ ˈdrɪf tɪdʒ /
noun
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Example sentences 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) FieldFuel coal is also too pure to have been accumulated by driftage.
The Elements of Geology|William Harmon NortonAmong the heaps of sea-weed there were sometimes small pieces of painted wood, bark, and other driftage.
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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