swell

• Every instant the swell was increasing; the boats' crews, though pretty well tired, pulled as before. —  The Three Commanders
• As the ship rose and fell in the swell, the trees alternately disappeared and came into sight; and, on getting nearer, a coral island hove in view; it consisted of a ring a quarter of a mile or so in width, with a lagoon in the centre. —  The Three Commanders
• The very next morning the gale, of which the swell was the forerunner, came down upon us with a sudden gust. —  My First Cruise and Other stories
• He ran backwards and forwards, crying out that the boy must perish, as the swell was so high that he dared not send a boat, for the boat could not live in such a sea, and if the boat were lost with the crew there would not be hands enow left on board to take the vessel home. —  The Privateersman
• They made but little way, for the swell was rather against them, and the raft was deep in the water. —  The Phantom Ship

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