DRIFTAGE

driftage

(noun) the deviation (by a vessel or aircraft) from its intended course due to drifting

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

driftage (countable and uncountable, plural driftages)

Deviation from a ship's course due to leeway.

Anything that drifts.

Anagrams

• fregatid

Source: Wiktionary


Drift"age, n.

1. Deviation from a ship's course due to leeway.

2. Anything that drifts.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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