runs adrift

A form of run adrift — To continue without being steered (usually having been abandoned). (of a ship)

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of run adrift
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APA

runs adrift. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runs%20adrift

MLA

“runs adrift.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runs%20adrift. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “runs adrift,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runs%20adrift.

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