Drifter
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Drifter can mean:
- one who drifts, especially a person who moves aimlessly from place to place or from job to job. A drifter is a nomad who has no established residence or visible means of support.
- chocolate bars available in the UK, manufactured by Nestlé. Drifter bars are crisp wafer dipped in caramel then covered in milk chocolate.
- a hydraulic or pneumatic rock or ground drill placed on top of a feed. Feed is like a rail that the drill moves on, aka. drifts. This kind of drilling procedure is also called as drifting. Feed is usually attached with a flexible boom (like an arm) to a stationery or movable unit. Drifters are used in mining, construction, exploration and natural science.
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