The Anderson reported winds of about one hundred forty kilometers an hour and waves ten meters high.

VOA: special.2009.11.11

This keeps rain and waves out of the ship.

VOA: special.2009.05.24

He faced winds blowing more than one hundred twenty kilometers an hour, and ocean waves at least twenty meters high.

VOA: special.2009.03.22

The wind came again. Finally,the men heard a new sound C the sound of waves breaking and crashing on the shore.

VOA: special.2010.03.06

So are the coastal cities of Santa Monica and Malibu, where people like to ride surfboards on the Pacific Ocean waves.

VOA: special.2010.01.03

But extra wax can harden and form a blockage that interferes with sound waves and reduces hearing.

VOA: special.2010.03.31

Technical and mechanical systems are also responsible for getting the news of huge waves to threatened areas.

VOA: special.2009.03.17

The waters can look so still and blue, like a painting, though they can also become rough with waves when the wind blows.

VOA: special.2009.01.05

The waves were huge, and each created a problem in guiding the direction of the boat.

VOA: special.2010.03.06

All the men saw were violent waves which rose and came fiercely down on them.

VOA: special.2010.03.06

The early November winds reached hurricane force and caused waves eleven meters high.

VOA: special.2009.11.11

But some tsunami waves were small, and looked just like normal waves.

VOA: special.2009.03.17

They built or improved existing walls and floodgates to block the waves.

VOA: special.2009.03.17

And the white foam on the waves looked like falling snow.

VOA: special.2010.03.06