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rough water

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Noun1.rough waterrough water - used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather
choppiness, roughness
storminess - the state of being stormy; "he dreaded the storminess of the North Atlantic in winter"


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The Marionette, being made of wood, floated easily along and swam like a fish in the rough water.
The Adventures Of Pinocchio by Collodi, Carlo View in context
If we had been at sea this fellow would have dived from the ship's side and brought up as many oysters as the whole crew could stomach, even in rough water, for he has dived beautifully off his chariot on to the ground.
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