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Ground swell

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heavy swellnouna broad and deep undulation of the ocean
wind swellnoun(surfing) Waves generated by local winds.
swellnounThe act of swelling; increase in size.
tidal wavenounA large and sudden rise and fall in the tide.
wavenounA moving disturbance in the level of a body of liquid; an undulation.
greenwaternoun(ecology) Alternative form of green water. [(nautical) A large quantity of water on a ship's deck as a result of massive waves during a large storm.]
wave shoalingnounThe effect on a wave, in a body of water, of increasing wave height with decreasing water depth. Particularly noticeable at the sea shore.
surgenounA sudden transient rush, flood or increase.
storm surgenoun(climatology) An unusual rise in the sea level on a coast due to the action of high winds.
slabnounA large, flat piece of solid material; a solid object that is large and flat.
surfnounAn instance or session of riding a surfboard in the surf.
green waternoun(sometimes countable) Water that has been colored green by the presence of algae or other organic matter.
counter surfverb(US, of a pet) To sneak unsupervised food from a table or kitchen counter.
significant wave heightnoun(oceanographics, nautical) A standardized measure of trough-to-crest wave height calculated for the needs of seafarers; exact mathematical definition has varied over time and currently it is defined as four times the standard deviation of the surface elevation.
outsidenounThe space beyond some limit or boundary.
shoaling wavenounA wave that is shoaling, and shallow when it hits land.
chopnounA cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.
undertownounA short-range flow of water returning seaward from the waves breaking on the shore.
green seanounA solid wave of water coming aboard the deck of a ship.
washnounThe process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid.

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