rogue wave

noun

1. a random, enormous ocean wave that sometimes travels at an angle to prevailing seas.

Example Sentences

When a rogue wave hit the same area back in December, he had seen people standing on top of their trucks to avoid the water; elderly people with scraped faces; women who wanted to leave but whose keys had been swept away from them, he said.

From Los Angeles Times

In addition, eight people in Ventura were injured last month when they were struck by a massive rogue wave that swept over a sea wall and flooded area streets.

From Los Angeles Times

On Dec. 28, eight people in Ventura were injured when they were struck by a massive rogue wave that swept over a sea wall and flooded area streets.

From Los Angeles Times

While in the Golden State, my son and I took a drive to Ventura to see where a “mini-tsunami” better known as a rogue wave, splashed ashore.

From Salon

Dozens of people watched construction of the emergency barriers in the Pierpont area of the city of Ventura, where a rogue wave on Thursday smacked spectators and vehicles as it overran the beach and flowed into a neighborhood.

From Washington Times

Related Words

• tsunami