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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.
[Probably alteration (influenced by descend or ascend) of send.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sendingsending - the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
causation, causing - the act of causing something to happen
transmission, transmittal, transmitting - the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted


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-- yes, with the moon-- by sending to her a projectile.
Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
Thus Iphigenia is revealed to Orestes by the sending of the letter; but another act of recognition is required to make Orestes known to Iphigenia.
The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle View in context
You see, then, plainly, my friend, that we could not depart; and that the sending away of the boats in search of the others cannot prove prejudicial to us in the very least.
The Man in the Iron Mask by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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