Set_and_drift Set_and_drift

Set and drift - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Aberration, Advance, Aeroplane, Aim, Airlift, Airplane, Alluvium, Amble, Anthill, Army, Array, Atmospherics, Azimuth

In navigation set and drift are external forces acting upon a ship that make it deviate from its intended course.

Set is the angle at which the ship deviates; drift is the speed, in knots, at which it deviates.

Set and drift can be caused by any external force, but normally they are caused by tidal current, windage, and helmsman error.

Example Usage of drift

trackwanderer: @LindsayDianne hey lady....I catch yer drift. =)
OhMyVag: (@righteousruss) #thisiswar makes my panties wet...should I wear panties and have a vagina...but you catch my drift.
righteousruss: #thisiswar makes my panties wet...should I wear panties and have a vagina...but you catch my drift.
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