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plural drifts
1
a
: the act of driving something along
b
: the flow or the velocity of the current of a river or ocean stream
2
: something driven, propelled, or urged along or drawn together in a clump by or as if by a natural agency: such as
a
: wind-driven snow, rain, cloud, dust, or smoke usually at or near the ground surface
b(1)
: a mass of matter (such as sand) deposited together by or as if by wind or water
(2)
: a helter-skelter accumulation
d
: something (such as driftwood) washed ashore
e
: rock debris deposited by natural agents
specifically : a deposit of clay, sand, gravel, and boulders transported by a glacier or by running water from a glacier
5
: the motion or action of drifting especially spatially and usually under external influence: such as
a
: the lateral motion of an aircraft due to air currents
b
: an easy moderate more or less steady flow or sweep along a spatial course
c
: a gradual shift in attitude, opinion, or position
d
: an aimless course
especially : a forgoing of any attempt at direction or control
e
: a deviation from a true reproduction, representation, or reading
especially : a gradual change in the zero reading of an instrument or in any quantitative characteristic that is supposed to remain constant
f
: a deliberate, controlled skid by a vehicle turning through a corner at high speed : an instance of automotive drifting
Backing off the throttle on corner entries induces a soupçon of oversteer, just enough to allow a little sliding at the apex in an easily controlled four-wheel drift, that most delightful of sports-car experiences—when it doesn't hurl one off a cliff.
Tony Swan
Tony Swancalled also powerslide
6
a
: a nearly horizontal mine passageway driven on or parallel to the course of a vein or rock stratum
b
: a small crosscut in a mine connecting two larger tunnels
drifted; drifting; drifts
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Noun the slow drift of the clouds As she got older, you could observe a drift in her writing towards more serious subjects. the government's drift towards a centralization of power Verb The boat slowly drifted out to sea. The clouds drifted across the sky. The snow drifted against the side of the house. Drifting snow covered most of the car. The party guests drifted from room to room, eating and mingling. Her eyes drifted across the crowd. The conversation drifted from topic to topic. My thoughts drifted back to the time when we first met. After he left the army he just drifted for a few years. She drifted from job to job. See More
Recent Examples on the Web cleveland, 12 July 2022 One of the common challenges across NATO is the political drift from its core values, Lute said. Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 1 July 2022 But the drift away from target men may have its roots, too, in the race to industrialize talent production over much the same time period. New York Times, 17 June 2022 Let the club-face drift half an inch from perfect, and your ball may be in the woods. Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 15 June 2022 Travis Pastrana, who has taken over the helm of the Gymkhana YouTube series from Ken Block, has shown off his latest drift car, a 1983 Subaru GL wagon. Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 20 Jan. 2022 Professional drivers drove the drift car and GT car and the participants were passengers. Chris Perkins, sun-sentinel.com, 11 Sep. 2021 For adults who want the thrill of a race car that's capable of handing slides around bends, this drift car from Redcat Racing is an excellent choice. Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 4 Aug. 2022 From there, friends, family, and authorities began piecing together the fragments of Little’s legacy and how, exactly, the freewheeling musician’s bones ended up abandoned under a drift of snow. Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2022 Maggie Chen, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2022 Russian hacking tools hijacked the drones of Ukrainian operators, who saw their aircraft drift away helplessly behind enemy lines. John Hudson, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 While smoke appears mostly confined to the Oak Fire site, a smoky haze will drift northward into Northern California and Oregon over the next couple of days, Smerbeck said. Ashley R. Williams, USA TODAY, 26 July 2022 Some will continue to squeeze out antibodies for the long term, while others drift about in quietude, ready to resume their defensive duties when they’re called upon again. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2021 Growth in the number of jobs advertised on platforms such as Indeed.com and LinkedIn is starting to drift down. Kathryn Dill And Jemal R. Brinson, WSJ, 12 July 2022 In the water was a rod poking out of the surface, so that the ants would attach to it and their raft wouldn’t drift to the walls. Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 June 2021 The 18-year-old helped his family tie down things in the yard in hopes that their belongings would not drift away. Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 14 May 2021 Scientists have long thought that the seaweed’s spermatia simply drift wherever the current takes them, with only a slim chance of landing on a female seaweed’s reproductive organ. Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 28 July 2022 See More
Noun
The car got onto US 422 westbound, at which point the officer saw the car drift between lanes. cleveland, 12 July 2022 One of the common challenges across NATO is the political drift from its core values, Lute said. Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 1 July 2022 But the drift away from target men may have its roots, too, in the race to industrialize talent production over much the same time period. New York Times, 17 June 2022 Let the club-face drift half an inch from perfect, and your ball may be in the woods. Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 15 June 2022 Travis Pastrana, who has taken over the helm of the Gymkhana YouTube series from Ken Block, has shown off his latest drift car, a 1983 Subaru GL wagon. Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 20 Jan. 2022 Professional drivers drove the drift car and GT car and the participants were passengers. Chris Perkins, sun-sentinel.com, 11 Sep. 2021 For adults who want the thrill of a race car that's capable of handing slides around bends, this drift car from Redcat Racing is an excellent choice. Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 4 Aug. 2022 From there, friends, family, and authorities began piecing together the fragments of Little’s legacy and how, exactly, the freewheeling musician’s bones ended up abandoned under a drift of snow. Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2022 Verb
It also gets released as these aerosolized particles, which just drift on the wind or land in the water. Maggie Chen, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2022 Russian hacking tools hijacked the drones of Ukrainian operators, who saw their aircraft drift away helplessly behind enemy lines. John Hudson, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 While smoke appears mostly confined to the Oak Fire site, a smoky haze will drift northward into Northern California and Oregon over the next couple of days, Smerbeck said. Ashley R. Williams, USA TODAY, 26 July 2022 Some will continue to squeeze out antibodies for the long term, while others drift about in quietude, ready to resume their defensive duties when they’re called upon again. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2021 Growth in the number of jobs advertised on platforms such as Indeed.com and LinkedIn is starting to drift down. Kathryn Dill And Jemal R. Brinson, WSJ, 12 July 2022 In the water was a rod poking out of the surface, so that the ants would attach to it and their raft wouldn’t drift to the walls. Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 June 2021 The 18-year-old helped his family tie down things in the yard in hopes that their belongings would not drift away. Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 14 May 2021 Scientists have long thought that the seaweed’s spermatia simply drift wherever the current takes them, with only a slim chance of landing on a female seaweed’s reproductive organ. Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 28 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
circa 1600, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3a
Time Traveler
The first known use of drift was in the 14th century Phrases Containing drift
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