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

We had very heavy gales of wind from east until the 28th, with violent squalls, attended with rain: the air in general thick and hazy, and a high hollow sea running.

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

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)

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

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

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