tide-rode
English
Adjective
- (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.
See also
References
- “tide-rode”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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