Underdrift
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Underdrift is an adjective meaning (of a windmill) Having the gearing that turns the millstone beneath the floor.
Meaning
(of a windmill) Having the gearing that turns the millstone beneath the floor.
More Meanings
- An underlying meaning that is not made explicit.
- Synonym of undertow.
Example Sentences
The overdrift method in smock mills may be seen at Punnetts Town, and the underdrift at Shipley.
In an overdrift mill this gear is mounted on the quant, in an underdrift mill on the stone spindle.
Both tragedies are carried on a strong underdrift of sex, but in the second play the sex impulse, though it works, has lost its charm.
Now, Lydia, looking two ways, seemed to see double, but even she did not discover the subtle underdrift which gave this poem a distinct meaning for two persons.
Word Forms
- underdrifts
Synonyms for underdrift
Depending on context, synonyms include undertow.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overdrift, undershot, wind-rode, windmilly, breastshot, windup.
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