scend

or send

[ send ]

/ sɛnd /

Nautical

verb (used without object) (of a vessel)

to heave in a swell.

to lurch forward from the motion of a heavy sea.

noun

the heaving motion of a vessel.

the forward impulse imparted by the motion of a sea against a vessel.

Origin of scend

1615–25; cf. send²; perhaps aphetic variant of ascend, descend

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH scend

scend , send

Words nearby scend

sceat, Scedosporium apiospermum, scena, scenario, scenarist, scend, scene, scene dock, scene master, scenery, scene-stealer

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Example sentences from the Web for scend

This fort stands on the river Scend; and two sides of it are protected and guarded by that river, which is deep.
Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp|John Shipp
Scend, send, n. the upward angular displacement of a vessel—opposed to Pitch, the correlative downward movement.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
In an hour and a half after this, we reached and crossed the river Scend, about two miles from the top of the ghaut.
Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp|John Shipp

British Dictionary definitions for scend

scend

send

nautical

verb scends, scending, scended, sends, sending or sent

(of a vessel) to surge upwards in a heavy sea

noun

the upward heaving of a vessel pitching

the forward lift given a vessel by the sea

Word Origin for scend

C17: perhaps from descend or ascend

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单词	scend
释义	scend or send [ send ] / sɛnd / Nautical verb (used without object) (of a vessel) to heave in a swell. to lurch forward from the motion of a heavy sea. noun the heaving motion of a vessel. the forward impulse imparted by the motion of a sea against a vessel. Origin of scend 1615–25; cf. send²; perhaps aphetic variant of ascend, descend WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH scend scend , send Words nearby scend sceat, Scedosporium apiospermum, scena, scenario, scenarist, scend, scene, scene dock, scene master, scenery, scene-stealer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scend This fort stands on the river Scend; and two sides of it are protected and guarded by that river, which is deep. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp\|John Shipp Scend, send, n. the upward angular displacement of a vessel—opposed to Pitch, the correlative downward movement. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)\|Various In an hour and a half after this, we reached and crossed the river Scend, about two miles from the top of the ghaut. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp\|John Shipp British Dictionary definitions for scend scend send nautical verb scends, scending, scended, sends, sending or sent (of a vessel) to surge upwards in a heavy sea noun the upward heaving of a vessel pitching the forward lift given a vessel by the sea Word Origin for scend C17: perhaps from descend or ascend Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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