(n.) The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a sloping beach.
(n.) The bottom of a drain.
surface
(n.) The exterior part of anything that has length and breadth
one of the limits that bound a solid, esp. the upper face
superficies
the outside
as, the surface of the earth
the surface of a diamond
the surface of the body.
(n.) Hence, outward or external appearance.
(n.) A magnitude that has length and breadth without thickness
superficies
as, a plane surface
a spherical surface.
(n.) That part of the side which is terminated by the flank prolonged, and the angle of the nearest bastion.
(v. t.) To give a surface to
especially, to cause to have a smooth or plain surface
to make smooth or plain.
(v. t.) To work over the surface or soil of, as ground, in hunting for gold.
surfaced
(imp. &
p. p.) of Surface
surfacer
(n.) A form of machine for dressing the surface of wood, metal, stone, etc.
surfacing
(p. pr. &
vb. n.) of Surface
surfboat
(n.) A boat intended for use in heavy surf. It is built with a pronounced sheer, and with a view to resist the shock of waves and of contact with the beach.