Billow
a great wave or surge of the sea.
any surging m-ss:
billows of smoke.
to rise or roll in or like billows; surge.
to swell out, puff up, etc., as by the action of wind:
flags billowing in the breeze.
to make rise, surge, swell, or the like:
a sudden wind billowed the tent alarmingly.
historical examples
mark twain, a biography, 1835-1910, complete albert bigelow paine
history repeats george oliver smith
nooks and corners of the new england coast samuel adams drake
the diary of a superfluous man and other stories ivn turgnieff
the ship dwellers albert bigelow paine
bud neil munro
the motor boat club in florida h. irving hanc-ck
alas! rhoda broughton
the long roll mary johnston
rob of the bowl, vol. i (of 2) john p. kennedy
noun
a large sea wave
a swelling or surging m-ss, as of smoke or sound
a large atmospheric wave, usually in the lee of a hill
(pl) (poetic) the sea itself
verb
to rise up, swell out, or cause to rise up or swell out
n.
v.
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