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weather tide
noun
, Nautical.
- a tide moving against the direction of the wind.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of weather tide1
First recorded in 1805–15
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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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