cast adrift

English

Verb

cast adrift (third-person singular simple present casts adrift, present participle casting adrift, simple past and past participle cast adrift)

1. (transitive) To abandon a ship at sea

   We cast adrift the burning sloop to await its fate.

2. (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.