freak wave
Sudden ocean monster
A freak wave is an unusually large ocean wave that appears unexpectedly, often in otherwise moderate seas.
Also called a rogue wave, it can be twice the height of surrounding waves and poses serious danger to ships: The vessel was struck by a freak wave and capsized.
Once dismissed as sailor legend, freak waves are now documented by oceanographers.
Vertical advancing flood
- swellIncrease in size
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- breakerWave that collapses shoreward
- whitecapFoam-topped ocean wave
roller · crest · trough · billow · open ocean · deep water · maritime · nautical
Of imposing height
Departure from the expected
- aberrationDeviation from the norm
- outlierDistant data point
- flukeChance stroke of luck
- rarityUncommon occurrence
unforeseen · unanticipated · sudden · without warning · unexpected · surprise · random · spontaneous
Overturn in water
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
- engulfCompletely surround and cover
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
shipwreck · hull breach · structural failure · maritime disaster · sinking · catastrophe · havoc · wreckage
wall of water
Vertical advancing flood
whitecap · roller · crest · trough · billow · open ocean · deep water · maritime · nautical · seafaring
towering
Of imposing height
monstrous · immense · steep · vertical · looming · tremendous · peak
anomaly
Departure from the expected
- aberrationDeviation from the norm
- outlierDistant data point
- flukeChance stroke of luck
rarity · unforeseen · unanticipated · sudden · without warning · unexpected · surprise · random · spontaneous · undetectable
capsize
Overturn in water
devastation · shipwreck · hull breach · structural failure · maritime disaster · sinking · catastrophe · havoc · wreckage · pounding
- Ocean Phenomenatsunami, tides, ocean current, swells, whirlpool
freak wavecalm seas
Flat, waveless ocean
flat water · small waves · still water · wavelet · dead calm
freak, wave, freaks, freaked, freaking, freakish, freaky, waves, waved