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surf: see wave wave, in oceanography , an oscillating movement up and down, of a body of water caused by the frictional drag of the wind, or on a larger scale, by submarine earthquakes, volcanoes, and landslides. ..... Click the link for more information. , in oceanography; beach beach, a gently sloping zone where deposits of unconsolidated sediments are subject to wave action at the shore of an ocean or lake. Most of the sediment making up a beach is supplied by rivers or by the erosion of highlands adjacent to the coast. ..... Click the link for more information. . surf 1. waves breaking on the shore or on a reef 2. foam caused by the breaking of waves surf [sərf] (oceanography) Wave activity in the area between the shoreline and the outermost limit of breakers, that is, in the surf zone. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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While residents along Atlantic and Gulf coasts girded for a fearsome hurricane season, Southland surfers waxed their boards Friday for what some expect to be a surf's-up summer. A new study reveals that more than 1 in 10 Web surfers use online dating sites, and the social attitudes of those who do tend to be more liberal than those of general Web surfers. According to government data, more than 220,000 surfers spent US$273. |
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