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English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
scend of sea
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scend — n. & v. Naut. n. 1 the impulse given by a wave or waves (scend of the sea). 2 a plunge of a vessel. v.intr. (of a vessel) plunge or pitch owing to the impulse of a wave. Etymology: alt. f. SEND or DESCEND * * * verb rise or heave upward under the … Useful english dictionary
sea — Synonyms and related words: abundance, acres, bags, barrels, big drink, billow, blue, blue water, bore, breakers, brine, briny, bushel, chop, choppiness, chopping sea, comb, comber, copiousness, countlessness, deep, dirty water, drink, eagre,… … Moby Thesaurus
scend — Send Send, n. (Naut.) The impulse of a wave by which a vessel is carried bodily. [Written also {scend}.] W. C. Russell. The send of the sea . Longfellow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scend — Synonyms and related words: be poised, billow, bore, break, breakers, chop, choppiness, chopping sea, comb, comber, crash, dash, dirty water, eagre, ebb and flow, flounder, gravity wave, ground swell, heave, heavy sea, heavy swell, hobbyhorse,… … Moby Thesaurus
scend — /send/, Naut. v.i. (of a vessel) 1. to heave in a swell. 2. to lurch forward from the motion of a heavy sea. n. 3. the heaving motion of a vessel. 4. the forward impulse imparted by the motion of a sea against a vessel. Also, send. [1615 25; cf.… … Universalium
scend — v. surge, swell, heave, rise; move unsteadily from the motion of heavy sea n. upward movement of a ship moving up and down in difficult seas … English contemporary dictionary
scend — [sɛnd] (also send) archaic noun the push or surge created by a wave. ↘a pitching or surging movement in a boat. verb (of a vessel) pitch or surge up in a heavy sea. Origin C15: alt. of send1 or descend … English new terms dictionary
scend — /sɛnd/ (say send) Nautical –verb (i) 1. to descend into the trough of a wave (as opposed to pitch). –noun 2. a sudden plunge of a vessel. 3. the driving impulse of the sea or of a wave. {variant of send1 misinterpreted as an aphetic form of of… …
de|scend — «dih SEHND», intransitive verb. 1. to go or come down from a higher place to a lower place: »The river descends from the mountains to the sea. He descended in a parachute. Figurative. The shades of evening began to descend (William Forbes).… … Useful english dictionary
heave — Synonyms and related words: a leg up, aye, barf, be nauseated, be poised, be seasick, be sick, billow, blow, board, boom, boost, bore, bowl, break, breakers, breathe, bring up, bung, buoy up, cascade, cast, cast at, cast loose, cast up, catapult … Moby Thesaurus
lift — Synonyms and related words: Caelus, Great Leap Forward, Olympian heights, Sunday drive, a leg up, abstract, acculturate, acme, advance, advancement, aerial heights, aerosphere, aggrandize, aid, air, airing, ameliorate, amelioration, amend,… … Moby Thesaurus
