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Meanings of long waves in English

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Usage of long waves in English
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In modern history, there have been two long waves of globalization.
BBC
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Short waves make a high pitch, and long waves low pitch.
The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island
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Fortunately, however, the veld was bare and open, consisting of long waves of ground.
Finished
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The face of the country appears as if in long waves, running north and south.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa
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With its long waves she gently wiped Jesus' feet.
Men Called Him Master
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Did Poseidon smite you in your ships and rouse up contrary winds and the long waves?
The Odyssey of Homer
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The snores continue, long waves of them.
Before I fall
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Off to the right a body was floating in the sea, rising and falling on the long waves.
Once there was a war
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The perfume of mimosa and roses and oleander came to him in long waves, subtle and yet invigorating.
Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo
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The sea-thegreat, the glorious sea, that dashed its long waves against the coast-wasstretched out before him.
Andersen's Fairy Tales
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Only the long waves, as they broke In ripples on the pebbly beach, Interrupted the old man's speech.
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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No footstep, no voice; nothing but the faint, far-away sound of the long waves washing in upon the sands.
The Laurel Bush: An Old-Fashioned Love Story
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On both sides of the ship long waves formed, shimmering with light foam in the blackness of the sea.
The Boy Allies under Two Flags
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The whole country lies in long waves, crested with cropping little hills, thickly clad with small trees and brushwood.
What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile
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These parts of the opposing armies were two long waves that pitched upon each other madly at dictated points.
The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War
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Down on the shore the long waves rolled in to break in wide lines of surf up the rock-strewn beach.
The Rocks of Valpré
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