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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions victory at sea idiom  (idiom) ocean, Ocean conditions very windblown and messy, possibly to the point of being inimical to surfing and other water sports. 1995, Tom Tweed, 1/5/95 sd cali. surf 7-8' onshore slop in alt.surfing http://groups.google.com/group/alt.surfing/browse_thread/thread/ba85b1e3db7c7c7e/14dbc59ba6ae0b22?lnk=st&q=%22victory+at+sea+out%22&rnum=4 14dbc59ba6ae0b22 :It is total "Victory at Sea" out there today- 17 to 25 knot onshore winds kicking up big. messy windswell/chop everywhere. 1998, Jim Shuck, Watercraft World Recap in rec.sport.jetski http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.jetski/browse_thread/thread/f72ed8d013376d41/ffc222858bb0b35f?lnk=st&q=chop+%22victory+at+sea%22+-group%3Aalt.surfing&rnum=5&hl=en ffc222858bb0b35f :It is extremely fast and comfortable to ride in 2 foot chop like we had in the ocean today. It will still run near 60 in that "" if one can hang on. 2004, Vans Triple Crown press release 11.16.2004 http://www.transworldsurf.com/surf/competition/article/0,19929,783378,00.html : A diminishing swell Saturday led officials to call for a lay day, then a strong on-shore storm system moved through overnight leaving conditions yesterday. 2005, Glenn Woodell, Omaezaki?'' in rec.windsurfing http://groups.google.com/group/rec.windsurfing/browse_thread/thread/d1cac7a904db4173/3bc9f9617bb4cb55?lnk=st&q=surf+%22victory+at+sea%22+-group%3Aalt.surfing&rnum=1&hl=en 3bc9f9617bb4cb55 :It's not Maui, but wind swell becoming Victory At Sea conditions on the outside as it goes 4.2. Etymology: Reputed to come from the big windblown rolling seas in the movie and television series w:Victory at Sea, Victory at Sea.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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