drifter

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   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. 2

   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).
   • After trying a variety of light-wind sails, we've found the most versatile and simple one to be a nylon drifter.
   • Some people recommend a medium- to lightweight 140- or 150-percent headsail, and others go for a drifter/reacher.
3. 3

   A driver who uses driving techniques to modify vehicle traction to cause a vehicle to…

   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.
   • For professional drifters looking for even more fine-tuning of their suspension setups, some companies offer more advanced two-way adjustable shocks […]
   • While this method is used by a few drifters in rear-wheel drive cars, this technique is really the only way one can drift in a front-wheel drive car.
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   1. 4

      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.
   2. 5

      A person employed in driving in rock other than coal.

   3. 6

      One who takes part in drift fishing.

   4. 7

      A boat used for drift fishing.

The neighborhood

• neighborplankter
• neighborplankton
• neighbordrift fishing
• neighbordrift net