Underway, but not proceeding over the bottom with use of engines, oars, or sails; being carried along only by the tide, current, or wind.

Under way, but proceeding without use of engines, oars, or sails; carried along only by current, or wind.

aimless wandering from place to place

The movement of bees that have lost their location and enter other hives; common when hives are placed in long straight rows where returning foragers from the center hives tend to drift to the row ends.

continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another; "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties"

Refers to a signal with an apparent time rate of change in its typical frequency. All signals drift to some extent. In a SETI system, the dominant drift should be largely the result of only the time rate of change in the Doppler shift (q.v.).

An instability in a preset voltage, frequency or other electronic circuit parameter.

Driving of tunnels through rock usually on a horizontal basis.

The piercing of a hole and turning up a collar or flange, on sheet, strip, or articles made therefrom.

Drifting refers either to a driving technique, or to a sport based on the technique; this article deals primarily with the sport. When the rear slip angle is greater than the front slip angle, and the front wheels are pointed in the opposite direction to the turn (e.g. car is turning left, wheels are pointed right), and the driver is controlling this, the car is drifting.

afloat on the surface of a body of water; "after the storm the boats were adrift"

When the odds on an event get larger than their original posting price, they are said to lengthen or 'drift'.

Stock market activity where share prices move very little and involve light turnover.

A condition where the regulator moves away from set point then returns after a longer period of time (See Figures 5, 6).