drift
suomi-englanti sanakirjadrift englannista suomeksi
viettää rentoa elämää
ajaa
ajautua
kasautuma, kasaantuma, kasa
virta
kinostua
sivupoikkeama, sorto
ajelehtia
kuljeskella
suuntaus
kaivoskäytävä
kulkeutua, harhailla, hortoilla
ajatus
Substantiivi
ajautuva adjective, ajelehtiva adjective, ajo-">ajo- as a compound
väkipyörien etäisyys">väkipyörien etäisyys, pylpyröiden etäisyys">pylpyröiden etäisyys, plokien etäisyys">plokien etäisyys
Verbi
drift englanniksi
Movement; that which moves or is moved.
Anything driven at random.
(RQ:Dryden Annus Mirabilis)
A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc., especially by wind or water.
(ux)
(RQ:Homer Pope et al Odyssey)
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(quote-journal)
(RQ:Fuller Cambridge)
A collection of loose earth and rocks, or boulders, which have been distributed over large portions of the earth's surface, especially in latitudes north of forty degrees, by the retreat of glaciers, such as that which buries former river valleys and creates young river valleys.
1867, E. Andrews, "Observations on the Glacial Drift beneath the bed of Lake Michigan," ''American Journal of Science and Arts'', vol. 43, nos. 127-129, page 75:
- It is there seen that at a distance from the valleys of streams, the old glacial drift usually comes to the surface, and often rises into considerable eminences.
A driving; a violent movement.
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Course or direction along which anything is driven; setting.
(RQ:Hakluyt Principall Navigations)
That which is driven, forced, or urged along.
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The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.
1678, (w), ''Prevention of Sin an unvaluable Mercy'', sermon preached at Christ-Church, Oxon on November 10, 1678
- A bad man, being under the drift of any passion, will follow the impulse of it till something interpose.
A place (a ford) along a river where the water is shallow enough to permit crossing to the opposite side.
The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.
(RQ:Marlowe Tamburlaine)
c. early 1700s, (w), ''A Discourse on Ancient and Modern Learning''
- He has made the drift of the whole poem a compliment on his country in general.
(RQ:Scott Ivanhoe)
(quote-book)
The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments.1876, (w), ''American Mechanical Dictionary''
A tool.
A slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal, by being forced or driven into or through it; a broach.
A tool used to pack down the composition contained in a rocket, or like firework.
A tool used to insert or extract a removable pin made of metal or hardwood, for the purpose of aligning and/or securing two pieces of material together.
A deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to obloid projectiles.
Minor deviation of audio or video playback from its correct speed.
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The situation where a performer gradually and unintentionally moves from their proper location within the scene.
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A passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery.
An adit or tunnel driven forward for purposes of exploration or exploitation; generally eventually to a end.
A sloping winze or road to the surface, for purposes of haulage.
In a coal mine, a heading driven for exploration or ventilation.
Of a boring or a driven tunnel: deviation from the intended course.
A heading driven through a seam of coal.
Movement.
The angle which the line of a ship's motion makes with the meridian, in drifting.
The distance a vessel is carried off from her desired course by the wind, currents, or other causes.
The place in a deep-waisted vessel where the sheer is raised and the rail is cut off, and usually terminated with a scroll, or driftpiece.
The distance between the two blocks of a tackle.
The difference between the size of a bolt and the hole into which it is driven, or between the circumference of a hoop and that of the mast on which it is to be driven.
A sideways movement of the ball through the air, when bowled by a bowler.
Slow, cumulative change.
In Forest|New Forest National Park, UK, the bi-annual round-up of wild ponies in order to be sold.
To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
(RQ:Lincoln Pratt's Patients)
To move haphazardly without any destination.
To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel.
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To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body.
1865-1866, (w), ''Apologia Pro Vita Sua''
- I was drifted back first to the ante - Nicene history , and then to the Church of Alexandria
To drive into heaps.
To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into heaps.
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.
To oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. See (w).
(l), (l) (q)
(l) (q)
(l), (l), (l)
(l) (q)
strong and sudden upwelling of anger: a fit
violent tendency
flock (of sheep or oxen)
deviation of direction caused by wind: drift
path along which cattle are driven
(l) ((l) / of)
(l) (''being carried by currents'')
(l) (''motivation'')
(l) (uncontrolled movement)
operation, management (singular only)
running (of machinery or the like)
fun of, having fun at the expense of (someone or something – compare (m))