单词 | corduroy to the horizon |
释义 | > as lemmascorduroy to the horizon Surfing. corduroy to the horizon: used to signify a uniform swell formation, which produces consistent and well-shaped waves, likened in appearance to the evenly spaced ribs of corduroy. ΚΠ 1982 J. Grissim Pure Stoke i. 9/2 A smooth blue mountain of water lifted him to its rounded crest and for brief seconds he gazed out to sea at the incoming swell—corduroy to the horizon. 1994 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 5 Apr. 30 On a day where the surf was ‘corduroy to the horizon’..Slater..produced a series of high-scoring rides off the remote Victorian beach. 2008 C. J. Hazen Five Sacred Crossings iv. 37 Howzit, brah? It was weapons grade early, fully macking double-overhead corduroy to the horizon. < as lemmas |
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