driftage
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (1)
- the deviation (by a vessel or aircraft) from its intended course due to driftingType of deviation, divergence
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Drift′age noun
1. Deviation from a ship's course due to leeway.
2. Anything that drifts.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54