rode

Rode is defined as to have taken a ride.

(verb)

An example of rode is to have gone on a bicycle ride yesterday.

The definition of a rode is the rope or chain attached to the anchor used with a small boat.

(noun)

An example of a rode is a cable attached to an anchor which is used to keep a boat from moving in the water.

See rode in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb, transitive verb

Archaic ride

noun

the line attached to the anchor of a small boat

See rode in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb

Past tense of ride.

noun
Nautical

A cable, chain, or rope, especially one attached to the anchor of a small boat.

Origin:

Origin: From Middle English at rode, at an anchorage

Origin: , from rode, a riding; see road

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