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wind swell

noun

Definitions

  1. Waves generated by local winds.

    • Ground swell is sometimes defined as having a period (the average time between the crests of two consecutive waves) of more than 15 seconds, while a locally generated wind swell can be defined as having a period of 11 seconds or less.

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