gade

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noun

Any of various fish of the cod family found in British waters; especially those of the genera Gadus and Motella.

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gade1

noungade (plural gades)

plural gades

  1. Any of various fish of the cod family found in British waters; especially those of the genera Gadus and Motella.
  2. UKdialectalobsoleteA pike.

    Synonyms: gead

Gade2

proper nounGade (countable and uncountable, plural Gades)

plural Gades

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA river almost entirely in Hertfordshire, England, which joins the Colne at Rickmansworth.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA pike.

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Origin

Compare cod (“kind of fish”).

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APA

gade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gade

MLA

“gade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gade. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gade,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gade.

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