weather tide

noun

, Nautical.

1. a tide moving against the direction of the wind.

Word History and Origins

Origin of weather tide¹

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

To get under way wind-rode, with a weather tide; that is, a tide setting to windward.

From Project Gutenberg

We 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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