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Drift Along Crossword Clue

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noun

• a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study

• (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.

• (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale

• plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide

• the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

• a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector

• sloping channel through which things can descend

verb

• move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

• to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly

• move smoothly along a surface

36%5 Float along
noun

• a force that moves something along

• the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)

• a process of linguistic change over a period of time

• a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents

• a general tendency to change (as of opinion)

• the pervading meaning or tenor

• a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine

verb

• be in motion due to some air or water current

• wander from a direct course or at random

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• vary or move from a fixed point or course

• live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely

• move in an unhurried fashion

• cause to be carried by a current

• drive slowly and far afield for grazing

• be subject to fluctuation

• be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current

33%6Drift along with a current
verb

• convey by horizontal mass movement of a fluid

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New York Times06 Apr 1984 Across 19
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