moving ridge

Noun
  1. One of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) (synset 107366790)
    is a type of: motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
    subtypes:
    • breaker, breakers, surf - waves breaking on the shore
    • backwash, wake - the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
    • swash - the movement or sound of water
    • riffle, ripple, rippling, wavelet - a small wave on the surface of a liquid
    • crestless wave, swell - the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
    • lift, rise - a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
    • billow, surge - a large sea wave
    • tidal wave - a wave resulting from the periodic flow of the tides that is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun
    • tidal wave - an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide
    • tsunami - a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption
    • roll, roller, rolling wave - a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
    • comber - a long curling sea wave
    • white horse, whitecap - a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white
    same as: wave

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