"heavy wave" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It typically refers to a large wave caused by strong winds and rough waters, especially in an ocean or sea. For example, "The heavy wave knocked the boat off course, and the captain was forced to find an alternate route."
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Then came the heavy wave of suicide bombings, which Bassem termed "the big mistake".
Engineers say that such a thing is a result of pneumatic action — the sudden back draft created by the recession of a heavy wave combined with the abrupt release of pressure on the outside of the door.
To counter any surge by Mr. Kerry, Republicans who discuss campaign strategy with the White House said they expected Mr. Bush to begin a heavy wave of critical advertising against Mr. Kerry and his running mate come August.
In the winter, a bluster of whipping wind and sideways-slanting rain, Khayelitsha flooded, and sometimes the makeshift shacks dissolved wholesale, their tarp roofs and cardboard-box sidings disintegrating like sandcastles in a heavy wave.
So, many cases of mooring failure due to heavy wave loads are recently being reported in harbors.
Larval trap washout of urea typically ranged from ∼25% per day under minimal wave action to a maximum of 39% under heavy wave action during an onshore gale.
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The ice in the fall used to protect our coastline from heavy waves.
In the fast 49er class, most of the fleet of 10 boats capsized repeatedly in the heavy waves and wind.
If the wind picks up you can see an increase in the waves and you do get heavy waves in that area.
In a 1934 anthology, he complained about "the strong odor from the stockyards rolling in heavy waves all the way from the South Side".
Nyad first tried the crossing from Cuba in 1978 at the age of 28, but failed in the face of winds and heavy waves.
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