scend: Meaning and Definition of

scend

Pronunciation: (send), [key]
— Naut. Naut.
—v.i. (of a vessel)
  1. to heave in a swell.
  2. to lurch forward from the motion of a heavy sea.
—n.
  1. the heaving motion of a vessel.
  2. the forward impulse imparted by the motion of a sea against a vessel.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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