drawing drift
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drift — /drɪft / (say drift) noun 1. a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure. 2. Navigation movement or course under the impulse of water currents, wind, etc. 3. Physical Geography a broad and shallow current which advances at a rate of… …
Battle of Rorke's Drift — Part of the Anglo Zulu War The Defence of Rorke s Drift, by Alphonse de Neuville (1882) … Wikipedia
Rorke's Drift — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Rorke s Drift partof=the Anglo Zulu War caption= date=22 January ndash; 23 January 1879 place=Rorke s Drift, South Africa result=British victory combatant1= combatant2=Zulu Kingdom commander1=John… … Wikipedia
double drift — A method of determining wind velocity by observing the drift on two or three headings. An aircraft is flown on two or three headings, and the drift on these headings is noted. Then these are plotted and the wind velocity is determined. Wind… … Aviation dictionary
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Nansen's Fram expedition — Fram leaves Bergen on 2 July 1893, bound for the Arctic Ocean Nansen s Fram expedition, 1893–1896, was an attempt by the Norwegian explorer … Wikipedia
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arctic — arctically, adv. /ahrk tik/ or, esp. for 7, /ahr tik/, adj. 1. (often cap.) of, pertaining to, or located at or near the North Pole: the arctic region. 2. coming from the North Pole or the arctic region: an arctic wind. 3. characteristic of the… … Universalium
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