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Definition of Drifts

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Adit Ad"it, n. [L. aditus, fr. adire, ?aitum, to go to; ad + ire to go.] 1. An entrance or passage. Specifically: The nearly horizontal opening by which a mine is entered, or by which water and ores are carried away; -- called also drift and tunnel. 2. Admission; approach; access. [R.] Yourself and yours shall have Free adit. --Tennyson.
Drift
Drift Drift, n. 1. (Phys. Geog.) One of the slower movements of oceanic circulation; a general tendency of the water, subject to occasional or frequent diversion or reversal by the wind; as, the easterly drift of the North Pacific. 2. (A["e]ronautics) The horizontal component of the pressure of the air on the sustaining surfaces of a flying machine. The lift is the corresponding vertical component, which sustains the machine in the air.
Drift
Drift Drift, v. t. 1. To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body. --J. H. Newman. 2. To drive into heaps; as, a current of wind drifts snow or sand. 3. (Mach.) To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift.
Drift
Drift Drift, a. That causes drifting or that is drifted; movable by wind or currents; as, drift currents; drift ice; drift mud. --Kane. Drift anchor. See Sea anchor, and also Drag sail, under Drag, n. Drift epoch (Geol.), the glacial epoch. Drift net, a kind of fishing net. Drift sail. Same as Drag sail. See under Drag, n.

Meaning of Drifts from wikipedia

- Look up drift in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Drift or Drifts may refer to: Drift or ford (crossing) of a river Drift (navigation), difference between...
- Look up drifting in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Drifting may refer to: Drifting (motorsport) Pipe drift or drifting, measuring a pipe's inner roundness...
- The Drift is the thirteenth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Scott Walker, released on 8 May 2006 on 4AD. Apart from composing the soundtrack...
- glacial mel****er. Drift is often subdivided into unstratified (unsorted) drift (glacial till) that forms moraines and stratified drift (glaciolacustrine...
- A meme (/miːm/ ; MEEM) is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic...
- successful drift or powerslide around corners will award the player with a short nitrous boost known as a "mini-turbo", with longer drifts awarding a...
- {F}}\times {\boldsymbol {B}}}{B^{2}}}.} These drifts, in contrast to the mirror effect and the non-uniform B drifts, do not depend on finite Larmor radius,...
- tip of drift pin. Drifts are constructed from wood, light alloys, copper, or steel which are usually rods cut to size as for the job. Drifts can be used...
- crossing fords, which in South Africa were known as 'drifts'. The SAR responded by closing the drifts to all goods traffic. There was a great deal of anger...
- The Battle of Rorke's Drift, also known as the Defence of Rorke's Drift, was an engagement in the Anglo-Zulu War. The successful British defence of the...