driftage

drift·age

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [drif-tij]
- /ˈdrɪf tɪdʒ/
- /ˈdrɪf.tɪdʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drif-tij]
- /ˈdrɪf tɪdʒ/

Definitions of driftage word

noun driftage the action or an amount of drifting. 1
noun driftage drifted matter. 1
noun driftage Navigation. the amount of drift away from a set course as a result of wind and currents. 1
noun driftage windage. 1
noun driftage Deviation from a ship's course due to leeway. 1
noun driftage the act of drifting 0

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Origin of driftage

First appearance:

before 1760

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1760-70; drift + -age

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Parts of speech for Driftage

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Driftage

driftage popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

driftage usage trend in Literature

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