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Adrift   /ədrˈɪft/   Listen
Adrift

adjective
1.
Aimlessly drifting.  Synonyms: afloat, aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected.
2.
Afloat on the surface of a body of water.
adverb
1.
Floating freely; not anchored.
2.
Off course, wandering aimlessly.



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"Adrift" Quotes from Famous Books



... The enemy must be driven back with loss and confusion each time such an attempt is made. That will discourage them, and inspire our men with hope and courage. We have also prepared fire ships at no small cost, to be launched and fired at convenient seasons, and sent adrift amongst the enemy's ships. The sight of their burning vessels will do something to discourage the English. They put their trust in their ships. We will show them what a warm welcome we have waiting for ...
— French and English - A Story of the Struggle in America • Evelyn Everett-Green
... there was a watch on the quarter-deck with loaded arms, he was not discovered by them till the noise of his oars in the water gave notice of his escape, after he had put off from the ship, when it was too late either to prevent or pursue him. Besides, as their boats were all adrift, it was some time before they could contrive the means of getting on shore to search for their boats. By this effort, besides regaining his liberty, the Indian was in some measure revenged on those who had ...
— A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 • Robert Kerr
... was hull down on her way to the Islands, and folk at Dartmouth stared to see the Dittisham ferry boat adrift in the harbour; but presently there came Jimmy Fox calling on all the law and the prophets for vengeance; and then the nation heard about his troubles and the terrible adventure that had overtook the poor man and his wife. But both were tolerably well known up ...
— The Torch and Other Tales • Eden Phillpotts
... bound the children on that funny raft and set them adrift, probably thinking they would be able to get ...
— Billie Bradley on Lighthouse Island - The Mystery of the Wreck • Janet D. Wheeler
... explanation the huge carcass of the whale had been distended to almost twice its natural size, and now it floated high out of the water. The steel tube was pulled out and a buoy with a flag was attached to the whale, which was then set adrift to be picked up and towed ...
— The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries • Francis Rolt-Wheeler


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