单词 | spanish wave |
释义 | > as lemmasSpanish wave Spanish wave n. (after German or Dutch use as an intensive see quot. 1852). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > types of waves > [noun] > unusually large sea1582 tenth wave1585 sea-mountain1694 mountain wave1696 seventh wave1759 death wave1832 fluctuosity1850 Spanish wave1852 ranger1891 1852 tr. I. Pfeiffer Journ. Iceland 56 Our decks were washed by a great many Spanish waves. Note. The large waves which approach from the westward are called by the sailors Spanish waves or billows. 1857 Ld. Dufferin Lett. from High Latitudes (ed. 3) 22 Tumbling about on the top of the great Atlantic rollers—or Spanish waves, as they are called—until I thought the ship would roll the masts out of her. < as lemmas |
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