What is the meaning of be adrift?

verb

  • Be in motion due to some air or water current.
    • usage: "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
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