"sneaker wave" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sneaker waves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sneaker wave (plural sneaker waves)
  1. A disproportionately large coastal wave that can sometimes appear in a wave train without warning. Wikipedia link: sneaker wave Translations (large coastal wave that appears without warning): ólag [neuter] (Icelandic)
    Sense id: en-sneaker_wave-en-noun-Uozpb5E6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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