Wind-rode

Wind-rode
Wind-rode Wind"-rode`, a. (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. [1913 Webster]

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