hollow sea

American  

noun

1. an ocean wave formation in which the rise from troughs to crests is very steep.

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Etymology

Origin of hollow sea

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

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hollow sea

Then a vaulted billow rushed upon them, and the ship like a cylinder ran on the furious wave plunging through the hollow sea.

From The Argonautica by Seaton, R. C. (Robert Cooper)

The wind blowing strong, directly against us, and strengthening as we advanced, caused a hollow sea, that repeatedly broke over us.

From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Fitzroy, Robert

I can feel the vasty mountains Heave and settle under me, And the Doomkeel veer and shudder, Crumbling on the hollow sea.

From Ballads of Lost Haven A Book of the Sea by Carman, Bliss

I can feel the vasty mountains Heave and settle under me, And the Doomkeel veer and tremor, Crumbling on the hollow sea.

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 by Various

The 26th of August, our fleet set sail for Holland with a strong north-east wind, and a hollow sea, which continued all that night.

From Letters from High Latitudes by Dufferin, Lord