scud \ ˈskəd \ verb and nounverb: run or move very quickly or hastily verb: run before a gale noun: the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)_________The word scud has appeared in four articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Feb. 22 in “The Winter Surfers of Rockaway Beach” by Elisha Cooper:Rockaway Beach, even in winter, is always in flux: waves, clouds, creatures. Sandpipers racing, sea gulls hovering, snow geese rolling over waves (they almost look as if they’re surfing). Container ships scud the horizon. Overhead, a winged leviathan, Japan Airlines Flight 006 from Tokyo, breaks through the clouds and descends toward John F. Kennedy Airport. A line of surfers floats offshore, waiting.

Source: New York Times December 11, 2020 07:00 UTC