Coleman, who was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for single-handedly halting an enemy column. Forty years ago, the Globe almost single-handedly became responsible for making the killing of babies legal by hammering on it month after month during the years prior to 1969. in 1963 and built it up, almost single-handedly, to the publishing powerhouse it is today.
Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: 1  drift, impetus, impulsion(noun) a force that moves something along. 2  drift(noun) the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane) 3  drift(noun) a process of linguistic change over a period of time.
wind noun (MOVEMENT OF AIR). âº [C/U] the âmovement of âair âoutside, esp. when âstrong enough to be âfelt: [U] The wind is so âstrong that itâs hard to âkeep an âumbrella up. [C] We âexpect âlight winds from the âwest today.