drift
noun/drɪft/
Слово англійською: drift
Переклад drift українською: дрифт, дрейф, повільна течія, штрек
Детальний опис
- [singular, uncountable] a slow steady movement from one place to another; a slow change or development from one situation to another, especially to something bad
- the drift of people away from rural areas into urban slums
- attempts to halt the drift towards war
- [uncountable] the movement of a ship or plane away from its direction because of currents or wind
- Remember to allow for drift.
- [uncountable, countable] the movement of the sea or air synonym current
- the general direction of drift on the east coast
- He knew the hidden drifts in that part of the river.
- [countable] a large pile of something, especially snow, made by the wind
- The road was blocked by deep drifts of snow.
Wordfinder- avalanche
- blizzard
- drift
- flurry
- hail
- icicle
- sleet
- slush
- snow
- thaw
- [countable] a large mass of something, especially flowers
- Plant daffodils in informal drifts.
- [singular] the general meaning of what somebody says or writes synonym gist
- Do you catch my drift?
- My German isn't very good, but I got the drift of what she said.
see also continental drift
slow movement
of ship
of sea/air
of snow
of flowers
meaning
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘mass of snow, leaves, etc.’): originally from Old Norse drift ‘snowdrift, something driven’; in later use from Middle Dutch drift ‘course, current’.