Rogue Wave: Vocabulary

A___________ in the ocean is formed through a combination of wind strength, wind duration and fetch.

• dwell

• swell

• shell

• mill

A ________________sometimes called bull's-eye window or bull's-eye, is a generally circular window used on the hull of ships to admit light and air.

• deck

• mast

• porthole

• hull

When the boat ____________we were trapped underneath it.

• floated

• revolved

• capsized

• cabstand

In the past, _______________depended on a knowledge of the positions of the stars.

• submerging

• navigation

• desertification

• desalination

She was taken to hospital after being _____________ in an icy river for 45 minutes.

• capsized

• submerged

• sunk

• drifted

I felt seasick, so I went up on _________for some fresh air.

• hull

• stern

• keel

• deck