Topic: NATURE
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Origin: | Probably from Old Norse drift 'pile of wind-blown snow'; related to drive |
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drift2
1 a large pile of snow or sand that has been blown by the wind 
a snow drift
snow/sand
[countable]DN
a snow drift2 a slow change or development from one situation, opinion etc to another
change
[singular]3 a slow movement of large numbers of people that has not been planned
movement of people
[singular, uncountable]4 the general meaning of what someone is saying : So what's the drift of the argument?
the drift (of something)
So what's the drift of the argument? follow/get/catch somebody's drift (=understand the general meaning of what someone is saying) She didn't quite get my drift, did she?
She didn't quite get my drift, did she?5 the movement of a ship or plane from its original direction because of the movement of the wind or water
ships/planes
[uncountable]TTW6 very slow movement, especially over water or through the air
