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river drive Lumbering 
n. a specific collection of logs being floated downstream at high water from the timber limits to a mill or shipping point.
See also: drive ((n.)) (def. 1)
- 1920 . . . we were enjoying the sights we saw along the line: the lakes, rivers, the river-drives . . . also the logs in the rivers.
- 1963 In New Brunswick . . . developed the river drive of the squared timber and the masts. . . .
- 1964 In remote areas along the Petawawa . . . the colourful river drive is as much a part of the 1960's as it was of the 1860's.
- 1920 . . . we were enjoying the sights we saw along the line: the lakes, rivers, the river-drives . . . also the logs in the rivers.