Tide-rode
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Tide-rode is an adjective meaning (nautical) Swung by the tide when anchored.
Meaning
(nautical) Swung by the tide when anchored.
Example Sentences
It is advisable to moor, as vessels are always tide rode
To cast a ship when tide-rode with the wind ahead, the same practice must be followed with the sails, as to cast a ship when wind-rode and no current.
Freighters and tankers are anchored in the busy basin too, often tide-rode, their anchor chains bar tight and seeming eager to cut you in half as wind and tide drive you down on them.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include atrip, stormtossed, swiveled, chopping, gyrose, upturned.
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