break water

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Definition

Verb: - To show the fins above the water while swimming. This term is used specifically to describe the action of a fish or marine animal, where its dorsal fin or fins become visible on the surface of the water.

Usage

The verb "break water" is used intransitively. It describes a specific, observable action in marine life, often associated with sharks, dolphins, or large fish swimming near the surface.

Examples

• Verb:
  • We watched from the boat as the pod of dolphins began to break water.
  • The shark's dorsal fin broke water, signaling its presence nearby.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in marine biology, fishing, and nautical contexts to describe this distinct behavior.
• It can imply the animal is swimming just below the surface, with its topmost part (the fin) piercing through the water's surface.

Variants and Related Words

• Fin (verb): A more general synonym meaning to show the fins above water. "The sharks were finning" is equivalent to "The sharks were breaking water."

Synonyms

• Fin (verb): To show fins above the water surface.

Học thuật

Verb

1. show the fins above the water while swimming
   • The sharks were finning near the surface

Từ đồng nghĩa

• fin