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rogue wave

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noun

  1. a random, enormous ocean wave that sometimes travels at an angle to prevailing seas.


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While in the Golden State, my son and I took a drive to Ventura to see where a “mini-tsunami” better known as a rogue wave, splashed ashore.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2024

The massive rogue wave that crashed over beachside spectators in Ventura on Thursday, sending eight to the hospital with moderate injuries, is known as a “sneaker wave,” officials said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2023

In the North Sea, the Norwegian cruise ship MS Maud temporarily lost power on Thursday after encountering a rogue wave.

From Washington Times • Dec. 22, 2023

By examining more than 1 billion waves, the researchers' algorithm has analyzed its own way into finding the causes of rogue waves and condensed it into equation that describes the recipe for a rogue wave.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2023

But it’s real, and it hits me like a rogue wave.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera