'Drift epoch' definitions:

Definition of 'Drift epoch'

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  • Drift \Drift\, a. That causes drifting or that is drifted; movable by wind or currents; as, drift currents; drift ice; drift mud. --Kane. [1913 Webster]
  • Drift anchor. See Sea anchor, and also Drag sail, under Drag, n.
  • Drift epoch (Geol.), the glacial epoch.
  • Drift net, a kind of fishing net.
  • Drift sail. Same as Drag sail. See under Drag, n. [1913 Webster]