tide-rode

adjective

Swung by the tide when anchored.

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Meanings

adjectivetide-rode (not comparable)
  1. not comparablenauticalSwung by the tide when anchored.

    It is advisable to moor, as vessels are always tide rode

    1943, United States Hydrographic Office, Sailing Directions for the Coast of China
    2 more examples

    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.

    1822, Thomas Arnold, The American Practical Lunarian

    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.

    1976 January 28, Cruising World
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