cross sea

English

A cross sea at Île de Ré.

Etymology

The swells of the waves, when they meet at right angles, form cross shapes.

Noun

cross sea (plural cross seas)

1. (nautical) A (dangerous) sea with two wave systems traveling at oblique angles, due to the wind over it shifting direction or the waves of two storm systems meeting.

Translations

sea

• Finnish: ristiaallokko
• German: Kreuzsee (de) f

Anagrams

• acrosses, carosses, sarcoses