cast adrift
English
Verb
cast
adrift
(
transitive
)
To
abandon
a
ship
at
sea
We
cast adrift
the burning sloop to await its fate
(
transitive
)
To
place
a person in a ship's
boat
or
raft
and
leave
them
Captain Bligh and some loyal crewmen were
cast adrift
in the middle of the Pacific
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