дрифт

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from English drift.

Pronunciation

Noun

дрифт (driftm inan (genitive дри́фта, nominative plural дри́фты, genitive plural дри́фтов)

  1. (archaic, nautical) drift (difference between the diameter of a bolt and a hole)
  2. (specialist) drifting of the value zero on an instrument
  3. (biology) invertebrate drift (method of movement of certain aquatic animals in a river flow downstream)
  4. (automotive) drifting (driving technique)

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