The swell and foam of the sea, which breaks upon the shore, or any rock lying near the surface. The most violent surfs are those which break upon a flat shore, as on the Coromandel and African coasts.
·noun The bottom of a drain. II. Surf ·noun The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, ·esp....
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A peculiar kind of flat-bottomed boat, varying according to local exigencies, for landing men, or go...
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