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In the nautical sense; The strong current swept the tugboat hard up against our starboard quarter, so we had to take evasive action to 'fend-off' the craft so as to avoid serious damage to both our vessels.
Submitted by WerterBuch on July 25, 2015
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| fend off | Away; to turn away; to defend against; to repel with force or effort. |
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