What does ADRIFT mean?
Definitions for ADRIFT
əˈdrɪftadrift
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Princeton's WordNet
adrift(p), afloat(p), aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirectedadjective
aimlessly drifting
adrift(p)adverb
afloat on the surface of a body of water
"after the storm the boats were adrift"
adriftadverb
floating freely; not anchored
"the boat wasset adrift"
adriftadverb
off course, wandering aimlessly
"there was a search for beauty that had somehow gone adrift"
Wiktionary
adriftadverb
In a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves.
adriftadjective
Floating at random.
So on the sea shall be set adrift. --Dryden.
adriftadjective
Absent from his watch.
Etymology: Prefix a- (for on) + drift.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Adriftadverb
Floating at random; as, any impulse may drive.
Etymology: from a and drift, from drive.
Then, shall this mount
Of paradise, by might of waves, be mov’d
Out of his place, push’d by the horned flood;
With all his verdure spoil’d, and trees adrift
Down the great river, to the opening gulf,
And there take root. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. xi. l. 832.It seem’d a corps adrift to distant sight;
But at a distance who could judge aright. John Dryden, Fables.The custom of frequent reflection will keep their minds from running adrift, and call their thoughts home from useless unattentive roving. John Locke, on Education, § 176.
Webster Dictionary
Adrift
floating at random; in a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves. Also fig
Etymology: [Pref. a- (for on) + drift.]
Wikidata
ADRIFT
ADRIFT is a graphical user interface used to create and play text adventures. The name is an acronym for "Adventure Development & Runner - Interactive Fiction Toolkit". The project is solely developed by Campbell Wild. The toolkit consists of two programs; a generator, and a runner, though the runner is available to download separately. In the current stable release, released in 2002, both programs only run on Microsoft Windows platforms as they are written in Visual Basic. The generator is shareware, though the runner is available free to everyone. Older versions of the program can also be downloaded on the website. However, version 5 is now donationware, enabling full functionality of the software without requiring payment. The runner program is also able to run on Linux using the Mono project. A Mac version is expected soon. Coinciding with the 2011 Interactive Fiction competition, ADRIFT WebRunner was launched. This allows any ADRIFT game to be played online. Because the game runs server side, it allows games to run on any device such as iPad.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Adrift
a-drift′, adj. or adv. floating as driven (by the wind): moving at random. [Prep. a, and Drift.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
adrift
Floating at random; the state of a boat or vessel broken from her moorings, and driven to and fro without control by the winds and waves. Cast loose; cut adrift.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ADRIFT in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ADRIFT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of ADRIFT in a Sentence
Worlds Adrift allows you to go into the game and set your own objectives and go about the game however you choose.
What Biden inherited was a ship that was adrift at sea that he's had to sail on a corrective course to get things back in place, and I think he's done an excellent job in doing so.
People are adrift, livestock and crops are damaged.
If cabinet members are found guilty they have to go. Three have fallen and more could follow. That's not a problem. Temer will still have our support because Brazil was adrift and he has set the economy on a new course.
What is sure is that the (Egypt) route is very long, it is very risky and these people including many families with babies have been adrift at sea for many days, up to a week, we know also that there are a lot of unaccompanied minors, from 12 to 16, 17 years old.
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