Home › Words › D › driftagedriftagedriftage means deviation from a ship's course due to leeway.EtymologyFrom drift + -age.nounDeviation from a ship's course due to leeway.Anything that drifts, such as sand.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.drift 64% match — Movement; that which moves or is moved.; Anything driven at random. vs driftage →drifting 63% match — Moving aimlessly or at the mercy of external forces. vs driftage →drifty 61% match — Tending or seeming to drift. vs driftage →divagation 60% match — Straying off from a course or way. vs driftage →driftful 60% match — Marked by drift or lack of clear direction; drifty. vs driftage →driftfulness 59% match — The state, quality, or condition of being driftful. vs driftage →driftlet 59% match — A little drift, as of snow. vs driftage →driftingness 59% match — The state or quality of being drifting; the property of drifting or seeming to drift. vs driftage →