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The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
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drift. 1. The distance a vessel makes to
leeward, by the action of either the
tide or the wind.
2. The term used to indicate the rate in knots of ocean
currents, as for example for the ‘west wind drift’ which circles the globe in southern
latitudes under the influence of the
Roaring Forties.
3. The distance a shell fired from a rifled barrel deviates from its aimed trajectory because of the rotation imparted to it by the rifling, a matter that used to be of considerable importance in the days when big naval guns were fired long distances at sea.
4. The accumulation of pieces of wood, trunks of trees, etc., or fragments of small
ice broken away from the edges of icefields, collected together by the action of wind or current and lying on the surface in a mass.
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Perfect Drift's imperfect pedigree could go long way in Belmont.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 6/4/2002; ; 700+ words
; KANSAS CITY, Mo. _ Perfect Drift is the horse to root for in the Triple...heart surgeon who owns and bred Perfect Drift, laughed as he recited that line at his...Kansas City. This farm is where Perfect Drift, a major threat to stop War Emblem from...
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Drift Station: Arctic Outposts of Superpower Science.(Critical essay)
Magazine article from: Arctic; 12/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; DRIFT STATION: ARCTIC OUTPOSTS OF SUPERPOWER SCIENCE...bib., index. Hardbound. US$39.95. Drift stations are camps placed on sea-ice floes...above, and the ocean and seafloor below. Drift stations are primarily associated with the...
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Drift-net problems hit south Pacific.
Magazine article from: Marine Fisheries Review; 1/1/1989; 700+ words
; Like video games and hamburgers, drift gill-net fishing drift-netting) is becoming commonplace throughout the world...unfished waters of the South Pacific by Taiwanese and Japanese drift-net fleets targeting surface schools of albacore. Concerned...
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Getting The Drift.
Magazine article from: Petersen's Hunting; 2/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Reduce the wind's reduce drift proportionately. Change...distance, however, and the drift may surprise you. For...launched at 3,000 fps drifts only about one inch at...100. At 300 yards it drifts seven inches; at 400...Well, there's little drift at 100 yards because...
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Zero tolerance? Spray Drift Task Force responds to EPA's proposed zero-drift policy. (Business Resources).
Magazine article from: Arbor Age; 7/1/2002; 700+ words
; SPRAY DRIFT IS WHEN CHEMICALS SUCH AS PESTICIDES DRIFT FROM THE TARGET area to a non--target area. It has been...more than a decade, and led to the creation of the Spray Drift Task Force (SDTF), a consortium of agricultural chemical...
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Climate drift in a multicentury integration of the NCAR Climate System Model
Magazine article from: Journal of Climate; 6/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; Climate Drift in a Multicentury Integration...errors (i.e., the climate drift) in a multicentury control...this analysis we characterize drift according to the timescale...the present experiment these drifts are quite modest compared to...
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Reducing or avoiding pesticide drift.
Magazine article from: Landscape & Irrigation; 2/1/2000; 700+ words
; Pesticide drift is the movement of airborne spray droplets, vapors...particles away from a target area. Pesticide drift can be difficult to manage because you can't see the full range of drift. Small spray droplets are carried by wind and...
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1 Style drift and portfolio management for active Australian equity funds.
Magazine article from: Australian Journal of Management; 3/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...holdings, we examine the magnitude of style drift and decompose it into active and passive...portfolio holdings in response to passive style drift to retain a desired portfolio tilt. The...varies with the frequency over which the drift is measured, with funds being most responsive...
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Formula DRIFT Forges New Alliance With Universal Technical Institute.(Company overview)
Newspaper article from: Transportation Business Journal; 4/12/2009; 700+ words
; Formula DRIFT has named Universal Technical Institute...the "Official Technical School of Formula DRIFT." UTI is a leading provider of technical...will host an open house and annual Formula DRIFT Pre-season Tech and Preview Day at its...
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Japan to End Drift Net Fishing In Bow to Worldwide Pressure; U.S. Hails `Victory for the Ocean Environment'
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/27/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...announced yesterday it will shut down its drift net fishing industry by the end of 1992...consumer boycotts in the United States of drift net tuna. In response, the major U...last year stopped buying tuna caught in drift nets. In a move seen as recognition of...
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Genetic Drift
Book article from: Genetics
Genetic Drift Genetic drift is the random change in the genetic composition of a population due...producing succeeding generations. Along with natural selection, genetic drift is a principal force in evolution. Allele Frequencies Different forms...
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Drift Net
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Drift Net Drift nets, also called gill nets, are lengthy, free-floating, 26-49 ft (8-15 m) deep nets, each as long as 55 mi (90 km). Drift nets are used to snare fish by their gills in pelagic, open-water regions...
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Continental Drift Theory
Book article from: World of Earth Science
...geologists explain the movement or drift of the continents within the...original theory of continental drift made the improbable assertion...crust much as ice floats and drifts through water . Eventually multiple...theory to replace continental drift theory. Based upon centuries...
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drift
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
drift / drift / • v. [ intr. ] 1. be carried slowly by a current of air or water: the cabin cruiser started to drift downstream | fig. excited voices drifted down the hall. ∎...
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Drift Boat Fly Fishing
Book article from: Fly Fishing: The Lifetime Sport
...free presentation; likewise, drift boat fishing is an almost ideal...some sort of rules. Effective drift boat rules are as follows...In addition, some helpful drift boat fishing techniques will...way for prolonged drag-free drifts with fewer entanglements. The...
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