Drift and Target

Drift

Drift noun - A pile or ridge of granular matter (as sand or snow).

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Target and drift are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Target" instead a noun "Drift".

Nearby Words: drifted, drifting, drifter, driftage

Target noun - A person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule.

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Drift and target are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drift" instead a noun "Target".

Nearby Words: targeted, targe, targeting

certain	certain drift	certain target
original	original drift	original target
initial	initial drift	initial target
massive	massive drift	massive target
Other adjectives: large, wrong, main, new.

He teleports a hundred of feet above the Hydra, free-falls in a spiraling motion with the resulting shockwave destroying every ship around him and lands his BFS in his target creating a massive explosion that makes the Hydra briefly drift off.

Source: Video Game / Skies of Arcadia
It had to be dropped from low altitude at low speed in level flight, often against a heavily defended enemy ship, and once dropped, there was no guarantee that the torpedo wouldn't break up, sink, porpoise about randomly on the surface, drift wildly off target or sail in circles, etc.

Source: What Did You Expect When You Named It ____?

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