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updrift

adv · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

On the upward side of a drift.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • A groyne promotes the build-up of sediment on its updrift side, and reduces erosion on the downdrift side.

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noun

Meaning 2

A rising (over time) of the pitch of the tones of a tonal language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

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History

Etymology

From up- + drift.