indrift

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To drift in.

   • It was as one of the old Cinque Ports which the departing sea and the ever indrifting sand have left high and dry, unapproachable by water, a port only in name.
   • However, restoration by indrifting of replacement organisms is continuous, and any gaps in marine communities are likely quickly filled in.
2. 2

   The act of indrifting.

   • With the present indrift of radical legislation to manhood suffrage and paid politicians in England, such lessons as we can draw from the experience of America are especially valuable.
   • There is little sign of indrift from nearby habitats, the accumulation probably providing a good and little disturbed record of brachiopods that grew there.

The neighborhood