hollow sea
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hollow sea
First recorded in 1720–30
Example Sentences
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O Sleep, thou hollow sea, thou soundless sea, Dull-breaking on the shores of haunted lands, Lo, I am thine: do what thou wilt with me.
From The Poems of William Watson by Watson, William
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
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
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
A very hard gale at South-West by West, and West-South-West, with heavy squalls attended with Showers of rain, and a large hollow sea, without the least intermission the whole of this 24 Hours.
From Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World by Cook, James
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