How to pronounce drift

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What drift means

noun

Most people know drift in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

A deep pile of snow heaped up by the wind

In a sentence: The wind blew all night, and a drift as tall as Dad buried our gate.

Where it comes from: It comes from a Middle English word for something driven along, and it is related to drive. The wind drives the snow into a heap.

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