surf

/sɝf/ noun A1

Waves that break on an ocean shoreline. (countable, uncountable)
An instance or session of riding a surfboard in the surf. (countable, uncountable) · We went for a surf this morning.
A dance popular in the 1960s in which the movements of a surfboard rider are mimicked. (countable, uncountable)

Plural surfs

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Down at the base of the cliffs were heaps of surf-worn rocks or little sandy coves inlaid with pebbles as with ocean jewels; beyond lay the sea, shimmering and blue, and over it soared the gulls, their pinions flashing silvery in the sunlight.

Anne of Green Gables, p. 54 · C1

All night he was lulled by the melancholy noise of the surf.

The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 860 · C1

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surf To ride a wave on a surfboard A2

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