IDEA.org / Words / breaking wave
Related — crest (Highest point or tuft); curl (Spiral or loop form); crash (Sudden violent impact); foam · whitecap · surf · barrel · tube · shore · spray · roar · thunder · tide
wave statebreaking wave ≠ swell Increase in size; groundswell
water surface conditionbreaking wave ≠ still water Water not flowing; dead calm · slack water · millpond
wave phase/lifecyclebreaking wave ≠ backwash Water pushed back
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