groundswell

groundswell

See also: ground swell

English

Alternative forms

• ground swell

Etymology

ground +‎ swell

Noun

groundswell (plural groundswells)

1. (nautical) A broad undulation of the open ocean, often as the result of a distant disturbance
2. (by extension) A broadly-based shifting of public opinion

Translations

nautical sense

Bulgarian: мъртво вълнение n (mǎrtvo vǎlnenie) French: lame de fond (fr) f

Irish: múisceán m Russian: нака́т (ru) m (nakát)