(a) a breaker; (b) an irruption of the sea.

A sudden movement of a body of water, a splash; a breaker. Obsolete.

A heavy ocean-wave which breaks violently into foam against a rocky coast or in passing over reefs or shallows. Breakers ahead! ‘the common…

A white-capped or crested wave; a breaker.

A wave which breaks at a distance from the shore.

A ‘combing’ wave, a long curling wave, a breaker: see comb, v.1 5, and cf. beachcomber, n. 2.

Surfing. A large wave; a wave that breaks with a great deal of force.

(see quot. 1962).