Add to ORKGground swellA sudden swell preceding a gale, which rises along / shore, often in fine weather, and when the sea beyond it is calm.PRINTED ITEM G. M. Story AUG 1971AUG 1971Not usedNot usedWithdrawn[see 'swell'
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tide ripWe were between the mainland and a few low islands on our left, when suddenly we struck a m...
water skyIs a dark or bluish appearance of the sky indicating open water beyond the pack.PRINTED IT...
ground seaThe West Indian name for the swell called _rollers_. . . . It occurs in a calm . . . th...
swell"big swell on" refers to water conditionsrefers to water conditionsNot usedNot usedWithdrawn[s...
strong blowThe wind had increased to a "strong blow," and the tide was setting out...PRINTED ITEM ...
ground seaTwo days afterwards there was a very heavy ground sea.PRINTED ITEM G.M.StoryJune 1962Not...
water skyA peculiar bluish sky denoting that there is open water under it.PRINTED ITEM G. M. Story...
gushA gust of wind.A gust of wind.PRINTED ITEM G.M.StoryJuly 1956Not usedNot usedWithdraw
lop 2 nWe are having a long ground-swell, roughened with a "lop" or short sea, and the promise of ...
steep-toThe cliffs of the headlands rise abruptly from the sea, and, indeed, the land is generally...
sea-horseWalrus.G.M. Story JAN 1971 JH JAN 1971Not usedNot usedWithdrawn[see 'walrus'
lullThe brief interval of moderate weather between the gusts of wind in the gale. Also, an abateme...
floeA field of ice. Land floe when extending from the land and fast to it, and sea floe when afloat...
stark calmThere was a heavy swell outside after yesterday's breeze. We had not gone in very far whe...
"Confidential."Reproduced from typewritten copy.Duplicate set of plates laid in.Mode of access: Inte...
tide ripWe were between the mainland and a few low islands on our left, when suddenly we struck a m...
water skyIs a dark or bluish appearance of the sky indicating open water beyond the pack.PRINTED IT...
ground seaThe West Indian name for the swell called _rollers_. . . . It occurs in a calm . . . th...
swell"big swell on" refers to water conditionsrefers to water conditionsNot usedNot usedWithdrawn[s...
strong blowThe wind had increased to a "strong blow," and the tide was setting out...PRINTED ITEM ...
ground seaTwo days afterwards there was a very heavy ground sea.PRINTED ITEM G.M.StoryJune 1962Not...
water skyA peculiar bluish sky denoting that there is open water under it.PRINTED ITEM G. M. Story...
gushA gust of wind.A gust of wind.PRINTED ITEM G.M.StoryJuly 1956Not usedNot usedWithdraw
lop 2 nWe are having a long ground-swell, roughened with a "lop" or short sea, and the promise of ...
steep-toThe cliffs of the headlands rise abruptly from the sea, and, indeed, the land is generally...
sea-horseWalrus.G.M. Story JAN 1971 JH JAN 1971Not usedNot usedWithdrawn[see 'walrus'
lullThe brief interval of moderate weather between the gusts of wind in the gale. Also, an abateme...
floeA field of ice. Land floe when extending from the land and fast to it, and sea floe when afloat...
stark calmThere was a heavy swell outside after yesterday's breeze. We had not gone in very far whe...
"Confidential."Reproduced from typewritten copy.Duplicate set of plates laid in.Mode of access: Inte...
tide ripWe were between the mainland and a few low islands on our left, when suddenly we struck a m...
water skyIs a dark or bluish appearance of the sky indicating open water beyond the pack.PRINTED IT...