cavallone — meaning in English

English meaning

• breaker noun A large wave that crashes into foam as it reaches shallow water or shore.
• roller noun Any cylindrical device that turns, used to apply pressure, flatten, or move something.

Senses

cavallone is used for these senses in English:

• breaker (chiefly, in the plural) A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sandbank, or a rock or reef near the surface, considered a useful warning to ships of an underwater hazard
• roller A large, wide, curling wave that falls back on itself as it breaks on a coast.

breaker — full definition

1. noun A large wave that crashes into foam as it reaches shallow water or shore.
2. noun A switch that automatically cuts off an electrical circuit if there is a fault (circuit breaker).
3. intj Used on CB radio to interrupt and request to speak.

roller — full definition

1. noun Any cylindrical device that turns, used to apply pressure, flatten, or move something.
2. noun A small wheel or cylinder used to carry or curl something, as in roller skates or hair rollers.

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