cross sea

A cross sea at Île de Ré.

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.

Origin

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

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