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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Drift \Drift\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Drifted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Drifting.]
     1. To float or be driven along by, or as by, a current of
        water or air; as, the ship drifted astern; a raft drifted
        ashore; the balloon drifts slowly east.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              We drifted o'er the harbor bar.       -- Coleridge.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven
        into heaps; as, snow or sand drifts.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (mining) to make a drift; to examine a vein or ledge for
        the purpose of ascertaining the presence of metals or
        ores; to follow a vein; to prospect. [U.S.]
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Drift \Drift\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Drifted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Drifting.]
     1. To float or be driven along by, or as by, a current of
        water or air; as, the ship drifted astern; a raft drifted
        ashore; the balloon drifts slowly east.
  
              We drifted o'er the harbor bar.       -- Coleridge.
  
     2. To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven
        into heaps; as, snow or sand drifts.
  
     3. (mining) to make a drift; to examine a vein or ledge for
        the purpose of ascertaining the presence of metals or
        ores; to follow a vein; to prospect. [U.S.]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  drifted
     vb.
     (infl of en drift  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  drifted
     vb.
     (infl of en drift  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  drifted
     vb.
     (infl of en drift  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  drifted
     vb.
     (infl of en drift  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  drifted
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm d rift ed)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Drifted /dɹˈɪftɪd/
  منجرف

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  drifted /dɹˈɪftɪd/ 
  unášený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  drifted /dɹˈɪftɪd/ 
  hnaný