波は濤とう

noun

surging sea; rough sea; large waves

Literary or poetic term for a sea with high, violent waves. Often used in elevated descriptions of the ocean.

• 船ふねは荒あれ狂くるう波は濤とうを進すすんでいった。

  The ship advanced through the raging, surging sea.

• 彼かれの心こころは波は濤とうのように激げきしく揺ゆれ動うごいた。

  His heart heaved violently like rough seas.