echodrift
nounUK /ˈɛkəʊdrɪft/
US /ˈɛkoʊdrɪft/
A sound that slowly floats away and fades into the distance.
We listened to the echodrift of the train whistle long after the train had gone.
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2. A slow, wandering movement of reflected sound across a wide open space.
The echodrift of the choir filled the empty hall for several seconds.
3. A feeling or memory that lingers faintly after an event has passed.
An echodrift of laughter stayed in the room after the party ended.
4. In radio and sonar, a faint returning signal that drifts away from its source.
The operator noted a weak echodrift on the screen before it vanished.