perfect wave

noun

A clean, extremely well-formed, hollow or barrelling wave that breaks without closing out and has a smooth, unbroken face allowing for manoeuvrability; a theoretical or imagined wave that is perfect for surfing.

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Meanings

nounperfect wave (plural perfect waves)

plural perfect waves

  1. hobbiesA clean, extremely well-formed, hollow or barrelling wave that breaks without closing out and has a smooth, unbroken face allowing for manoeuvrability; a theoretical or imagined wave that is perfect for surfing.

    What every surfer dreams of finding is a small wave with perfect shape: what we call a perfect wave. The odds against finding that are 10 million-to-one.

    1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer
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