rogue wave
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rogue wave
noun rogue waves
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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.
Similar: freak wave, monster wave, killer wave, episodic wave
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noun unexpected, dangerously large wave
| 日本語 | 巨大波 kyodaiha |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 瘋狗浪 /疯狗浪 fēnggǒulàng |
| Português | vagalhão |
| Français | vague scélérate |
| Deutsch | Monsterwelle, Riesenwelle, Kaventsmann |
| Italiano | onda anomala |
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title = {rogue wave},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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