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surf

noun as in waves

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Other than the moments after they hatch and crawl into the surf, sea turtles spend their entire lives in the ocean.

Nearly half are located on Oahu’s North Shore, known as the Seven Mile Miracle, famous for its abundance of prime surf breaks and stunning beaches.

Jim Haas, who owns a house down the shore near Chun’s Reef, received permission from the state in 2018 to put in a burrito after large surf destroyed his stone and mortar staircase and pulled the lanai off his property.

Residents are irritated that there is no beach, trail, or surf spot where they can escape the noisy machines.

While most travelers usually head to the western town of Rincón, known for its beaches and excellent surf, the north coast is also packed with adventure.

“I saw the moment when they looked down and saw this old couple having sex in the surf,” says Carlucci.

Others plan where to paddle into the surf off Black's Beach to catch a wave when the big breakers start rolling in.

Perhaps thanks to the surf and turf and the stellar Bordeaux and Sauvignon Blanc, there were no lost tempers.

Even "Surf Wax America," a seemingly innocuous homage to The Beach Boys' early hits, morphed into a meditation on drowning.

I should say that I surf in Barbados, just to see what happens in Season 5.

He is tied to a pole, carried out in the evening and dropped upon the beach, where it is just possible the surf may bear him away.

Under favourable conditions as many as four or five of these successive diminishing surf lines may be seen.

They cannot, like the noble lifeboats, dash right into the caldron of surf, and dare the sands and seas to do their worst!

Here the surf was like a boiling caldron, but there was not depth enough to admit of heavy seas.

Yes; it was of no use; no boat could live in the surf at the foot of the Stack cliffs, and the sailors had given it up in despair.

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On this page you'll find 13 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to surf, such as: swell, wave, breakers, combers, rollers, and spindrift.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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