Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cross sea

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English

Syllables: cross sea
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A (dangerous) sea with two wave systems traveling at oblique angles, due to the wind over it shifting direction or the waves of two storm systems meeting.

Etymology

The swells of the waves, when they meet at right angles, form cross shapes.

Inflected Forms

cross seas (plural)

Questions

What does cross sea mean?: A (dangerous) sea with two wave systems traveling at oblique angles, due to the wind over it shifting direction or the waves of two storm systems meeting.
Where does cross sea come from?: The swells of the waves, when they meet at right angles, form cross shapes.

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