adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   having or keeping the feet or shoes dry wordnet

Adverb

1. 1
   With one's footwear dry, not in or under water, usually referring to walking on ground which at another time, or usually, is covered with deep water. not-comparable

   "For much of the Ice Age, men walked dryshod on the bed of the North Sea many fathoms below where ships now sail."

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"For much of the Ice Age, men walked dryshod on the bed of the North Sea many fathoms below where ships now sail."

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