driftage
/ˈdrɪftɪdʒ/
noun
- Material that is carried along by water, wind, or currents, especially floating debris or cargo lost from a ship.
- Driftage from the sunken ship was found miles away by local fishermen.
- After the storm, the beach was covered with driftage from the harbor.
- The crew collected driftage that had washed up on the shore for recycling.
- The act or process of being carried along by a current or flow.
- The driftage of the iceberg was carefully monitored by satellite.
- Scientists studied the driftage of plastic waste across the ocean.
- The driftage of sand dunes can reshape the coastline over time.