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Oscillatory movement of the sea caused generally by winds at a distance or by winds that existed before the time of observation.
Oscillatory movement of the sea caused generally by winds at a distance or by winds that existed before the time of observation.

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Oscillatory movement of the sea caused generally by winds at a distance or by winds that existed before the time of observation.


Note: In French an oscillation of the swell is called a lame.




Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)