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scend (SEND) - n., the upward motion of a passing swell; the upward motion of a ship on a wave.
Contrast with pitch, the downward flow of a passing wave or downward motion of a ship on a wave. Nautical jargon, of course, which means the exact date and origin is uncertain but it's attested since the early 17th century, and it's probably either an alteration of send influenced by ascend or a shortening of ascend.
---L.
Contrast with pitch, the downward flow of a passing wave or downward motion of a ship on a wave. Nautical jargon, of course, which means the exact date and origin is uncertain but it's attested since the early 17th century, and it's probably either an alteration of send influenced by ascend or a shortening of ascend.
---L.
