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Big Wave Bay

Big Wave Bay proper noun: a village in Shek O, Southern district, Hong Kong.

Proper noun

Big Wave Bay

  1. A village in Shek O, Southern district, Hong Kong.
    • The red flag flies often at Big Wave Bay (on the south side of Hong Kong Island) because of the rough surf.[…]
    • Big Wave Bay, Hong Kong's most accessible surfing beach, lives up to its name and is frequently closed for swimming as a result.[…]
    • Shek O, not far from Big Wave Bay, is almost Mediterranean in aspect.2006, “Hong Kong Beaches”, in The New York Times, Fodor's, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2023, Travel
  2. A bay of Hong Kong Island in Shek O, Southern district, Hong Kong.
    • Three women were rescued at Hong Kong’s Big Wave Bay on Sunday after one sustained injuries when she fell into the sea while exploring the rocky coast, while her two companions were left stranded on a cliff edge.2025 May 25, Oscar Liu, “Hong Kong helicopter rescues 3 women after Big Wave Bay coastal hike turns perilous”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 May 2025...

Origin of Big Wave Bay

Calque of Cantonese 大浪灣 /大浪湾 (daai⁶ long⁶ waan¹). Doublet of Tai Long Wan.

Questions about Big Wave Bay

What does Big Wave Bay mean?
Big Wave Bay means a village in Shek O, Southern district, Hong Kong.
What part of speech is Big Wave Bay?
Big Wave Bay is a proper noun.

Words near Big Wave Bay in the dictionary

  1. big up
  2. big upped
  3. big ups
  4. big wall
  5. big walls
  6. Big Wave Bay
  7. big wheel
  8. big wheels
  9. big white chief
  10. big white chiefs
  11. big white telephone

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