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1drift — driftingly, adv. driftless, adj. driftlessness, n. /drift/, n. 1. a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure. 2. Navig. (of a ship) the component of the movement that is due to the force of wind and currents. 3. Oceanog. a broad,… …
2drift — [[t]drɪft[/t]] n. 1) a driving movement or action 2) naut. navig. (of a ship) the component of the movement that is due to the force of wind and currents 3) oce a broad, shallow ocean current that advances at the rate of 10 to 15 mi. (16 to 24… …
3drift — I. n. 1. Course, bearing, direction. 2. Aim, purpose, intention, intent, proposal, design, scope, tendency, object, mark. 3. (Geol.) Diluvium, diluvial formations. 4. (Mining.) Passage (under ground, between shafts). 5. Sw …
4Drift — Drift, v. t. 1. To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body. J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster] 2. To drive into heaps; as, a current of wind drifts snow or sand. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mach.) To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift. [1913… …
5coal mining — Coal was very important in the economic development of Britain. It was used as fuel in the factories built during the Industrial Revolution and continued to be important until the 1980s. The main coalfields are in north east England, the north… …
6Coal preparation plant — A coal washer in Eastern Kentucky A coal preparation plant (CPP) is a facility that washes coal of soil and rock, preparing it for transport to market. A CPP may also be called a coal handling and preparation plant (CHPP), prep plant, tipple, or… …
7Pollution in eloor — ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION Environmental pollution is the addition of any substance or form of energy (e.g., heat, sound, radioactivity) to the environment at a rate faster than the environment can accommodate it by dispersion, breakdown, recycling …
8RAF Ashford — Infobox Military Structure name= Royal Air Force Station Ashford USAAF Station 417 location= Located Near Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom coordinates=coord|51|07|48|N|000|48|51|E| caption= Ashford ALG airfield, 11 May 1944 type= Military airfield… …
9drift — verb 1》 be carried slowly by a current of air or water. 2》 walk slowly or casually. ↘move aimlessly or involuntarily into a certain situation or condition: Lewis and his father drifted apart. 3》 (chiefly of snow) be blown into heaps by the… …
10drift — /drɪft / (say drift) noun 1. a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure. 2. Navigation movement or course under the impulse of water currents, wind, etc. 3. Physical Geography a broad and shallow current which advances at a rate of… …
