rode
1Other definitions for rode (2 of 2)
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
Origin of rode
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How to use rode in a sentence
Rodes's division reached the Old Wilderness Tavern about four o'clock in the afternoon.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.Stuart renewed the fight at daylight, with Hill in the front line, Colston in the second, and Rodes in the third.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.With almost feverish excitement I awaited the commencement of Rodes play, which ten years before had served as my highest model.
Louis Spohr's Autobiography | Louis SpohrRodes's brigade alone could not wrest that triple crown from the hilltop—no, not if the men had been giants, sons of Anak!
The Long Roll | Mary JohnstonAt the same moment General Rodes' brigade rushed on their front with resistless force.
The Southerner | Thomas Dixon
British Dictionary definitions for rode (1 of 3)
/ (rəʊd) /
the past tense of ride
British Dictionary definitions for rode (2 of 3)
/ (rəʊd) /
nautical an anchor rope or chain
Origin of rode
2British Dictionary definitions for rode (3 of 3)
/ (rəʊd) /
(intr) (of the male woodcock) to perform a display flight at dusk during the breeding season
Origin of rode
3Derived forms of rode
- roding, noun
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