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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WIND-RODE

n.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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

WIND-RODE

WIND-RODE Wind "-rode `, a. (Naut. )

Defn: 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.

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