head sea
noun Nautical.
a formation of waves running in a direction opposite to that of a vessel.
Origin of head sea
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby head sea
head out,
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head register,
head restraint,
head rhyme,
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head shop,
head smut,
head start,
head station,
head table
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British Dictionary definitions for head sea
head sea
noun
a sea in which the waves run directly against the course of a ship