Meaning of cast adrift | Babel Free
Definitions
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To abandon a ship at sea transitive
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To place a person in a ship's boat or raft and leave them transitive
Examples
“We cast adrift the burning sloop to await its fate.”
“Captain Bligh and some loyal crewmen were cast adrift in the middle of the Pacific.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.