cross sea

English

A cross sea at Île de Ré.

Etymology

The swells of the waves, when they meet at right angles, form cross shapes.

Noun

cross sea (plural cross seas)

(nautical) A (dangerous) sea with two wave systems traveling at oblique angles, due to the wind over it shifting direction or the waves of two storm systems meeting.

Translations

sea

Finnish: ristiaallokko
German: Kreuzsee (de) f

Anagrams

acrosses, carosses, sarcoses

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