solitary wave
Americannoun
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Fincham, who was born in Britain and grew up in Jamaica, envisioned a soliton—a solitary wave that maintains its energy as it propagates.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 10, 2018
The result is what physicists call a solitary wave, or soliton, that mimics an individual swell in the open ocean.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 8, 2017
Chained to my solitary wave, I flew anxiously through the winding, rocky narrows, into which, at times, a thunderbolt darted.
From Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) by Jean Paul
On the balcony the Emperor of Liparia salutes his excited people with a solitary wave of the hand; the Duke of Xara bows his head slightly.
From Majesty A Novel by Couperus, Louis
I am a solitary wave in the dark and desolate sea: and the sparkling glass I drank was drugged with misery.
From Peter Schlemihl by Bowring, John
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