weather tide
nounNautical.
a tide moving against the direction of the wind.
Origin of weather tide
1First recorded in 1805–15
Words Nearby weather tide
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How to use weather tide in a sentence
To get under way wind-rode, with a weather tide; that is, a tide setting to windward.
The Seaman's Friend | Richard Henry DanaWe went in with a small weather tide, but I could never observe it to flow above three feet while we were there.
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