tide-rode

adj

tide-rode

adj
1

Nautical, Transport Swung by the tide when anchored.

  • 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:
  • It is advisable to moor, as vessels are always tide rode1943, United States Hydrographic Office, Sailing Directions for the Coast of China:
1 more example
  • 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 23, Cruising World:
Related terms
wind-rode

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