Dictionary entry

Drift (4)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.