wind chop

noun

Rough, choppy waves caused by strong winds.

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Meanings

nounwind chop (uncountable)
  1. uncountableRough, choppy waves caused by strong winds.

    With a little luck, they struck it bad. Three-foot wind chop, one-foot waves and three inches of rain.

    1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer
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APA

wind chop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wind%20chop

MLA

“wind chop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wind%20chop. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wind chop,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wind%20chop.

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