drifter

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A person who moves from place to place or job to job.

   “There are drifters painting beside you / They don't see the future that I do”

2. isim A type of lightweight sail used in light winds like a spinnaker.

   “In winds above 10 knots we usually run wing-and-wing with our 100 percent lapper set on a whisker pole opposite the mainsail. As the wind drops, we get out the drifter and set it flying to leeward (Fig. 1).”

3. isim A driver who uses driving techniques to modify vehicle traction to cause a vehicle to slide or power slide rather than drive in line with the tires.

   “However, sensing the available traction may actually be more important to a drifter.”

4. isim A parachutist who jumps before the rest of the group to determine wind direction.

   “As we circled the area, the Dakota appeared and dropped a drifter.”

5. isim A person employed in driving in rock other than coal.
6. isim One who takes part in drift fishing.
7. isim A boat used for drift fishing.