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

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

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)

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

I can feel the vasty mountains Heave and settle under me, And the Doomkeel veer and tremor, Crumbling on the hollow sea.

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 by Various

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