Rough Water

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
RW
Pronunciation
/rəf ˈwɔtər/
Category
Academic & Science
Related Field
Ocean Science

Examples in Context

  1. The storm ended and the moon shone on the rough water.
  2. We were in rough water last year, what with the fire that burned down our house and the flood that wrecked our crops.
  3. The small boat was bobbing on the rough water of the lake.
  4. Secondly, the characteristics of radio propagation over rough water surface is predicted using the PE method.
  5. She was having a tough time with the rough and cold water, when her trainer shouted to her from the boat that he thought she should give up and get out of the water.

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