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Webster 1913 Edition

Wind-rode

Wind′-rodeˊ

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Adj.
(Naut.)
Caused to ride or drive by the wind in opposition to the course of the tide; – said of a vessel lying at anchor, with wind and tide opposed to each other.
Totten.

Webster 1828 Edition

Wind-rode

WIND-RODE

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Noun.
A term used by seamen to signify a ship when riding with wind and tide opposed to each other, driven to the leeward of her anchor.

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