单词 | surfable |
释义 | surfableadj. Suitable for surfing (in various senses, but chiefly with reference to surfboarding; frequently in surfable wave). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > surfing > [adjective] > type of wave surfable1938 spooky1966 walled-out1970 tubular1982 A-frame1987 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > surfing > [noun] > types or parts of wave pounder1927 dumper1933 take-off1935 greeny1940 beach break1954 beacher1956 big kahuna1959 greenback1959 close out1962 curl1962 shore break1962 shoulder1962 soup1962 tube1962 wall1962 face1963 peak1963 pipeline1963 set1963 reef break1965 surfable wave1965 point break1966 green room1968 slide1968 barrel1975 left-hander1980 A-frame1992 1938 Cairns (Queensland) Post 25 Apr. 3/5 The beach was crowded during the bathing hours, and as it is surfable at even low tide,..it was a toss-up whether the juveniles did not outnumber the grown-ups. 1965 P. L. Dixon Compl. Bk. Surfing 18 Surfable waves can be generated by a powerboat. 1977 Fortune Aug. 76/3 Surfers develop an instinctive feel for surfable waves and spend a lot of time searching for just the right one. 1998 Outdoor Canada Summer 62/1 Long Beach is a beach-break with no rocks and is surfable all year long. 2002 Wall St. Jrnl. 18 Nov. r6/1 IntelliSeek Inc., of Cincinnati, has started making all those uncataloged [Web] pages a little more surfable. 2003 K. Slater & J. Borte Pipe Dreams (2004) iv. 72 We can go weeks on end without seeing a surfable wave. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1938 |
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