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Head sea   /hɛd si/   Listen
Head sea

noun
1.
A sea in which the waves are running directly against the course of the ship.





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"Head sea" Quotes from Famous Books



... nothing to be done now but to let her run," said Harry, as he gripped the helm hard to meet a sudden plunge into a head sea. ...
— A Voyage with Captain Dynamite • Charles Edward Rich
... land extending from the S.W. to the N.W. at the distance of about ten leagues, which we hauled up for. At noon, our latitude by observation was 44 deg. 38', the south-east point of Banks's Island bore N. 58 deg. 30' E. distant thirty leagues, and the main body of the land in sight W. by N. A head sea prevented us from making much way to the southward; at seven in the evening the extremes of the land stretched from S.W. by S. to N. by W.; and at six leagues from the shore we had thirty-two fathom water. ...
— A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. 13 • Robert Kerr
... short whistle, as though blowing off steam. Even while running, the short, stumpy wings were used to aid its flight and steady its body, which rocked, and rolled, and swayed to and fro like a ship in a head sea. ...
— The Gold Hunter's Adventures - Or, Life in Australia • William H. Thomes


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