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neaped

[ neept ]

adjective

, Nautical.
  1. grounded until the next cycle of spring tides.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of neaped1

First recorded in 1695–1705; neap 1 + -ed 3
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Example Sentences

A tide that neaped the frail bark of happiness high and dry upon the shores of black despair.

A ship grounding in a very low tide (neap) is still said to be neaped.

One was in consequence chartered, but, being neaped in the harbor of Rimouski, did not reach Metis till the 19th August.

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