DRIFTAGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does driftage mean? 

• DRIFTAGE (noun)
  The noun DRIFTAGE has 1 sense:

1. the deviation (by a vessel or aircraft) from its intended course due to drifting

  Familiarity information: DRIFTAGE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DRIFTAGE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The deviation (by a vessel or aircraft) from its intended course due to drifting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("driftage" is a kind of...):

departure; deviation; difference; divergence (a variation that deviates from the standard or norm)

Domain category:

aircraft (a vehicle that can fly)

Derivation:

drift (wander from a direct course or at random)