(1) The speed at which a ship is pushed off course by wind or current. (2) When erecting the structure of a ship and rivet holes in the pieces to be connected are not concentric, the distance that they are out of line is called the drift. This should be corrected by reaming the holes, but common practice, which is prohibited in naval work, is to drive tapered pins, called "drift pins", into the unfair holes to force them into line.
(1) Isantya ethi inqanawe ityhalelwe kude nendlela yayo ngumoya okanye umsinga. (2) Xa kumiselwa isakhiwo senqanawe, nemingxunya yerivoti kwizijungqu eziza kudityaniswa azinasazulu sinye, umgama wokuba kude nomgca kuthiwa yi'drafti'.