surf line


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surf line

The point offshore where waves and swells are affected by the underwater surface and become breakers. See also breaker.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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Typically, when sharks are patrolling the surf line (look for pink "Hazardous Sea Life" warnings at the park entrance), they'll hit topwater plugs.
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"The lifeboat crew escorted them back to the shore through the surf line, and once back on land, the two occupants were given some strong advice."
Artificial light can also prevent sea turtle hatchlings from finding their way to the surf line, and make it harder for prey animals to escape their predators, throwing off entire ecosystems.
In later years, the Surf line was extended to dishwashing liquid and fabric conditioner.
along the surf line in Lost Creek, about five miles north of Seal Rock.
Initially, the crew attempted to anchor the boat, but the anchor "would not catch" and the boat "entered the surf line and was broken apart by the waves, forcing the crew to abandon the vessel," the Coast Guard said in a statement.
The Indian- western paradox continued to reverberate in designer Rajvi Mohan's surf line.
He turned the airplane towards the beach, dropped his banner, made a mayday call, and initiated a forced landing near the surf line. The airplane collided with the water and nosed over inverted.
Everyone paddled out past the surf line and formed a circle, holding hands while praying for the departed.
The tide was in over the surf line and the conditions were quite dangerous.