WIND-RODE, noun 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.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
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