mountain wave
Americannoun
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The gusts were the product of mountain wave wind conditions, meaning they were oriented in a way where they would rapidly drop down the slopes of the San Gabriel Mountains, causing strong, dangerous bursts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
That creates a mountain wave, he said, where winds speed down the side of a mountain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2025
O'er Ellide's side prevailing Entering rolls the mountain wave, Men of giant strength are bailing, 'Gainst, the sea make battle brave.
From Fridthjof's Saga; a Norse romance by Holcomb, Martha A. Lyon
The mountain wave, which is the effect of the wind, may be the cause which buries the ship in the ocean,” p.
From An Examination of President Edwards' Inquiry into the Freedom of the Will by Bledsoe, Albert Taylor
Scarcely had the last man gained the ledge, when a mountain wave took the vessel aback.
From Harper's Young People, January 27, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
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