underdrift

== English == === Etymology === From under- +‎ drift. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === underdrift (not comparable) (of a windmill) Having the gearing that turns the millstone beneath the floor. === Noun === underdrift (plural underdrifts) An underlying meaning that is not made explicit. Synonym of undertow. === Usage notes === The term underdrift to describe the gearing that drives a millstone is only used when describing windmills. Water-driven mills (those using a waterwheel) are always driven from below, and so, in that context, the term is not needed to distinguish the mechanism from that of an overdrift mill. === See also === overdrift == Swedish == === Etymology === under- +‎ drift. === Noun === underdrift c understatement ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== litotes ==== Antonyms ==== överdrift ==== Related terms ==== underdriva === References === “underdrift”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “underdrift”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “underdrift”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)