tide-rode

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tide-rode (not comparable)

  1. (nautical) Swung by the tide when anchored.
    • 1822, Thomas Arnold, The American Practical Lunarian:
      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.
    • 1943, United States Hydrographic Office, Sailing Directions for the Coast of China:
      It is advisable to moor, as vessels are always tide rode
    • 1976 January, Cruising World:
      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.

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