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- Dictionarya·drift/əˈdrift/
adverb
- 1. so as to float without being either moored or steered: "a cargo ship went adrift" Similar
adjective
- 1. floating without being either moored or steered: "the seamen are adrift in lifeboats" Similar
- 2. failing to reach a target or winning position: informal British "they were only a point adrift at the break"
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1. : without motive power and without anchor or mooring. a boat adrift on the sea. 2. : without ties, guidance, or security. people morally adrift. 3. : free from restraint or support. Examples of adrift in a Sentence.
(of a boat) not fastened and moving with the sea and wind, or fig. not controlled and living without a clear purpose or direction: fig. Hopeful actors from small towns are often adrift in New York. (Definition of adrift from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Adrift definition: floating without control; drifting; not anchored or moored. See examples of ADRIFT used in a sentence.
If something's adrift, it's floating, not tied down or anchored. A raft that's adrift on a river will float downstream. If a ship goes adrift, it meanders off course, simply traveling with the water rather than on a charted course.
(ədrɪft) 1.adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] If a boat is adrift, it is floating on the water and is not tied to anything or controlled by anyone. They were spotted after three hours adrift in a dinghy. Synonyms: drifting, afloat, cast off, unmoored More Synonyms of adrift. 2.adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE]
(of a boat) not fastened and moving with the sea and wind, or fig. not controlled and living without a clear purpose or direction: fig. Hopeful actors from small towns are often adrift in New York. (Definition of adrift from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
1. (Nautical Terms) floating without steering or mooring; drifting. 2. without purpose; aimless. 3. informal off course or amiss: the project went adrift. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014. a•drift. (əˈdrɪft) adj., adv.
