Definition of "drifters" [drifters]

• Plural form of drifter. (noun)

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• "We are so sheltered by official secretdom that it has become impossible to investigate occurrences without bumping into at least one or two drifters from the dimensions – and for all the evidence which exists, they are still considered fairy tales for the masses."
• "Other instruments known as drifters float on the surface and determine the paths and direction of the water."
• "One study in the late 1990s used satellites to track almost 100 "drifters" set loose in the Gulf of Mexico to mimic floating oil."