afdrijving — meaning in English

English meaning

• abortion noun The deliberate ending of a pregnancy before the foetus can survive on its own.
• leeway noun Extra freedom or flexibility to act without strict limits.

Senses

afdrijving is used for these senses in English:

• abortion An induced abortion.
• leeway The drift of a ship or aeroplane in a leeward direction.

abortion — full definition

1. noun The deliberate ending of a pregnancy before the foetus can survive on its own.
2. noun A pregnancy that ends naturally and too early to produce a surviving baby; a miscarriage.
3. noun The failure or collapse of a plan, project, or process partway through.

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