"rogue wave" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: rogue waves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rogue wave (plural rogue waves)
  1. (nautical, surfing) An unexpected, dangerously large wave. Wikipedia link: rogue wave Categories (topical): Nautical, Surfing Synonyms: episodic wave Translations (unexpected, dangerously large wave): 痟狗湧 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 痟狗涌 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 痟狗涌 (siáu-káu-éng) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 瘋狗浪 (Chinese Mandarin), 疯狗浪 (fēnggǒulàng) (Chinese Mandarin), jättiaalto (Finnish), vague scélérate [feminine] (French), Monsterwelle [feminine] (German), Riesenwelle [feminine] (German), Kaventsmann [masculine] (German), onda anomala [feminine] (Italian), 巨大波 (kyodaiha) (Japanese), vagalhão [masculine] (Portuguese)

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