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wind-rode

adjective

Definition of wind-rode

: caused to ride with head to the wind practically unaffected by tide or current —used of a ship at anchor with wind and tide approximately opposed —opposed to tide-rode

History and Etymology for wind-rode

wind entry 1 + rode, chiefly dialect past participle of ride

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