Ground-swell Definition

noun

(surfing) Waves generated by winds a long way away, possibly arriving at shore without local winds.

2005: Year-round the powerful ground swells generated in the notorious Roaring Forties 1000 kilometres to the south of Cape Leeuwin march north-east and meet with the reefs and beaches of the region. — MargaretRiver.com.
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Synonyms:
  • heavy-swell

Other Word Forms of Ground-swell

Noun

Singular:
ground-swell
Plural:
ground-swells

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