rogue wave
rogue wave noun: an unexpected, dangerously large wave.
Noun
rogue wave (plural rogue waves)
- An unexpected, dangerously large wave.
- Then one giant crest spills green water over the bow and stops our 100-ton vehicle as though it had ploughed into a gargantuan hay bale. . . . The rogue wave our experimental 78-foot craft hit must have been well over 10 feet high.1974 June, Ben Kocivar, “75-knot ocean-going surface-effect ship”, in Popular Science, volume 204, number 6, retrieved 28 Oct 2015, page 91
- One of her owners, Mark Litchfield, was quoted by United Press International as saying a “rogue wave” might have knocked the ship over.1984 June 4, Robert D. McFadden, “18 Missing, 1 Dead and 9 Rescued as Tall Ship is Lost near Bermuda”, in New York Times, retrieved 28 Oct 2015
- Synonyms:
- freak wave, monster wave, killer wave, episodic wave
Synonyms of rogue wave
- freak wave
- monster wave
- killer wave
- episodic wave
Forms of rogue wave
| plural | rogue waves |
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Questions about rogue wave
- What does rogue wave mean?
- Rogue wave means an unexpected, dangerously large wave.
- What part of speech is rogue wave?
- Rogue wave is a noun.
- What is the plural of rogue wave?
- The plural of rogue wave is rogue waves.
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