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

After dinner, they rowed along the coast of Terra del Fuego in a hollow sea, and with the wind somewhat westerly, which was unfavourable.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13 by Kerr, Robert

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

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

Immediately after passing this shoal, we found the same high hollow sea running as we had in the morning.

From An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island by Hunter, John

The 24th we had sight of Cape Verd, and next day had a great hollow sea from the north, a common sign that the wind will be northerly, and so it proved.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 by Kerr, Robert