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Meaning of cast adrift | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To abandon a ship at sea
    transitive
  2. 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.
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See also

cast anchor cast around cast aside cast aspersions cast away cast back

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