tide-rode
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "It is advisable to moor, as vessels are always tide rode"
- "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."