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BE ADRIFT

\biː ɐdɹˈɪft], \biː ɐdɹˈɪft], \b_iː_ ɐ_d_ɹ_ˈɪ_f_t]\

Definitions of BE ADRIFT

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be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

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