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Trough of the sea

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the depression between two waves.

See also: Trough



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This time, as we went into the trough of the sea and were swept, there were no sails to carry away.
The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context
But lazily undulating in the trough of the sea, and ever and anon tranquilly spouting his vapory jet, the whale looked like a portly burgher smoking his pipe of a warm afternoon.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
Johnson and Alvarez were at my side when, without warning, the bow swung swiftly around and the ship fell into the trough of the sea.
The Lost Continent by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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