Surfing. A large wave; a wave that breaks with a great deal of force.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > surfing > [noun] > types or parts of wave (27) pounder1927 Surfing. A large wave; a wave that breaks with a great deal of force. dumper1933 A large wave which breaks suddenly and hurls a swimmer or surfer down with great force. Australian and South African. take-off1935 Surfing. The point at which a surfer begins riding the wave. greeny1940 Surfing slang. Usually in form greenie. A large wave before it breaks. beach break1954 a type of wave which breaks close to the shore, esp. on to sand; = shore break n. at shore, n.1 compounds 2; (hence) a stretch of coastline where… beacher1956 Used occasionally in various (chiefly slang) senses (see quots.). big kahuna1959 slang (originally and chiefly North American). Surfing. (A name for) a particularly skilled or respected surfer; (also) an exceptionally large… greenback1959 Surfing slang. A large wave before it breaks; = greeny, n. 4. close out1962 Surfing. A wave which breaks along its whole length at the same time (rather than peeling to left or right), thus providing little or no rideable… curl1962 In surfing: see quot. 1962. shore break1962 (see quot. 1962). shoulder1962 Surfing. (See quots.) soup1962 colloquial or slang. Surfing. (See quot. 1962.) tube1962 Surfing. The hollow curve of a breaking wave. wall1962 Surfing. The steep face of a wave before it breaks. face1963 The principal side, often vertical or steeply sloping, presented by an object; the ‘front’, as opposed… Surfing. The wall of a wave. Cf. wall, n.1 8f. peak1963 Extended and technical uses. Surfing. The highest point of a wave. pipeline1963 Surfing. A very large wave; a hollow formed by the breaking of such a wave; a place where such waves are formed. set1963 A group of waves of similar height and force. Surfing slang. reef break1965 a point on a reef at which waves break; the breaking of waves at such a point. surfable wave1965 Suitable for surfing (in various senses, but chiefly with reference to surfboarding; frequently in surfable wave). point break1966 a long-lasting type of wave characteristic of a coast with a point or headland, formed when the swell moves around the land almost at a right angle… green room1968 Surfing slang. The inside of a tube or barrel formed by a breaking wave. slide1968 Surfing. A ride across the face of a wave (see quot. 1963); a wave suitable for this. barrel1975 Surfing. The hollow cylindrical space which forms within a breaking wave between the crest, the face, and the foot, often hiding from view a… left-hander1980 Surfing. = left, n. 9. A-frame1992 Surfing. A wave with a central peak (likened to the shape of an A-frame) which forms both left and right breaks simultaneously. |
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