driftage
- noun
- /ˈdrɪf.tɪdʒ/
- Specialized
:
desviación
- The captain noted the driftage of the ship due to strong ocean currents, which altered its intended path.
Examples
-
During the storm, the driftage of the aircraft forced the pilot to adjust his flight plan.
-
To avoid driftage while sailing, the team closely monitored the winds and currents.
-
They weren't trying to correct for driftage since the Julian Calendar started being used; they were trying to correct for driftage since the rules for determining the date of Easter were created.
Blog text (11) -
They weren't trying to correct for driftage since the Julian Calendar started being used; they were trying to correct for driftage since the rules for determining the date of Easter were created.
Blog text (11) -
It's almost inconceivable that, during the course of his research, he would not have run into the fact that they were correcting for driftage since Nicea, not driftage since Caesar.
Blog text (11) -
It's almost inconceivable that, during the course of his research, he would not have run into the fact that they were correcting for driftage since Nicea, not driftage since Caesar.
Blog text (11)
How Far
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word driftage comes from the everyday word drift, meaning 'to be carried by wind or water', plus the ending -age, meaning 'the act or result of'. So driftage is the amount or effect of drifting, which is why we use it for how far a ship or plane moves off course because of wind or current.