scend (redirected from scends)

scend also send  (snd) Nautical

intr.v. scend·ed also send·ed, scend·ing also send·ing, scends also sends

To heave upward on a wave or swell.

n.

The rising movement of a ship on a wave or swell.

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[Probably alteration (influenced by descend or ascend) of send.]

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scend, send [sɛnd] Nautical

vb scends, scending, scended, sends sending, sent

(Transport / Nautical Terms) (of a vessel) to surge upwards in a heavy sea

n

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) the upward heaving of a vessel pitching

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) the forward lift given a vessel by the sea

[perhaps from descend or ascend]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

scend - rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave; "the boats surged" surge go up, rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise - move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"