Windrode
adjective, Nautical. (of a moored vessel)
1.
riding with the force of the wind.
Read Also:
- Wind-rose
noun 1. a map symbol showing, for a given locality or area, the frequency and strength of the wind from various directions. 2. a diagram showing the relation of wind direction to other weather conditions at a given location. noun 1. a diagram with radiating lines showing the frequency and strength of winds from each […]
- Windrow
noun 1. a row or line of hay raked together to dry before being raked into heaps. 2. any similar row, as of sheaves of grain, made for the purpose of drying. 3. a row of dry leaves, dust, etc., swept together by the wind. verb (used with object) 4. to arrange in a windrow. […]
- Windrower
noun 1. a farm implement used to mow a field and arrange the mown crop in windrows.
- Winds
noun 1. air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth’s surface: A gentle wind blew through the valley. High winds were forecast. 2. a gale; storm; hurricane. 3. any stream of air, as that produced by a bellows or fan. 4. air that is blown or forced to produce […]
- Windsail
noun 1. a sail rigged as an air scoop over a hatch or companionway to catch breezes and divert them below 2. any of the vanes or sails of a windmill
