Drift
Drift verb - To rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air.
Usage example: the boat drifted along on the current
Raft
Raft verb - Transport on a raft.
Both words in one sentence
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Threatening Shark: Sharks attack the raft several times during their drift in the Pacific.
Source: Film / Unbroken -
One episode had a man who had been stranded in a raft for weeks and had to drift from Africa to the Caribbean.
Source: Diabolus ex Machina -
Hephaestus then enchants a raft that allows Percy to drift back to Camp Half-Blood.
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