indrift

indrift verb: to drift in.

Verb

indrift (third-person singular simple present indrifts, present participle indrifting, simple past and past participle indrifted)

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.1876, Edward Dutton Cook, A Book of the Play
- She took her spirit-lamp from her dressing-bag and lit the feeble flame, a poor light enough, but by it they stuffed up cracks and crannies through which the snow indrifted ; they must exclude, if possible, the snow which melted in the carriage, adding dampness to the biting cold.1894, Beatrice Whitby, Mary Fenwick's Daughter: A Novel, page 272

indrift (plural indrifts)

The act of indrifting.
- Thus often does the thunder-cloud, advancing slowly towards us, seem to be propelled (apparently against the wind), so as to induce us to thing ourselves safe from its approach; but this is a deception, the current blowing from us towards it being but an indrift towards the higher temperature of...1876, Josiah Crampton, The three heavens, page 38
- 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.1888, James Howard Bridge, Uncle Sam at Home, page 166

However, restoration by indrifting of replacement organisms is continuous, and any gaps in marine communities are likely quickly filled in.1995, Attilio Bisio, Sharon Boots, Encyclopedia of Energy Technology and the Environment, →ISBN:
There is little sign of indrift from nearby habitats, the accumulation probably providing a good and little disturbed record of brachiopods that grew there.1980, New Zealand Geological Survey, New Zealand Geological Survey paleontological bulletin:

Verb
third-person singular present	indrifts
present participle	indrifting
past participle	indrifted
past	indrifted
Noun
plural	indrifts

From in + drift.

What does indrift mean?: Indrift means to drift in.
How do you use indrift in a sentence?: However, restoration by indrifting of replacement organisms is continuous, and any gaps in marine communities are likely quickly filled in.
What part of speech is indrift?: Indrift can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of indrift?: The past tense of indrift is indrifted.

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