cross sea

noun Oceanography, Nautical.

a sea with a choppy surface produced by the intersection of waves from different storms.

Origin of cross sea

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby cross sea

Cross River gorilla, crossroad, crossroads, Crossroads care attendant scheme, crossruff, cross sea, cross section, cross-sectional study, cross-sell, cross-slide, cross someone's palm with silver

Example sentences from the Web for cross sea

We run into a cross-sea or a swell, or something, and they disappear again, and their places at the table remain vacant.
The Ship Dwellers|Albert Bigelow Paine
A cross-sea was running and I could not feel sure that all was well with the missing boat.
South!|Sir Ernest Shackleton
We are deathly sick, because there is a cross-sea beneath us and a wet sail above.
From Sea to Sea|Rudyard Kipling
This is similar to a cross-sea, except that it undulates without breaking violently.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth

It is all heaped and tossed and tumbled as though the earth there had been a cross-sea.
The Old Front Line|John Masefield

单词	cross sea
释义	cross sea noun Oceanography, Nautical. a sea with a choppy surface produced by the intersection of waves from different storms. Origin of cross sea First recorded in 1865–70 Words nearby cross sea Cross River gorilla, crossroad, crossroads, Crossroads care attendant scheme, crossruff, cross sea, cross section, cross-sectional study, cross-sell, cross-slide, cross someone's palm with silver Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cross sea We run into a cross-sea or a swell, or something, and they disappear again, and their places at the table remain vacant. The Ship Dwellers\|Albert Bigelow Paine A cross-sea was running and I could not feel sure that all was well with the missing boat. South!\|Sir Ernest Shackleton We are deathly sick, because there is a cross-sea beneath us and a wet sail above. From Sea to Sea\|Rudyard Kipling This is similar to a cross-sea, except that it undulates without breaking violently. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth It is all heaped and tossed and tumbled as though the earth there had been a cross-sea. The Old Front Line\|John Masefield
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