風ふう濤とう

noun

wind and waves

Literary or poetic term for the combined image of wind and waves, often used in classical or descriptive writing.

• 船ふねは風ふう濤とうをものともせず進すすんだ。

  The ship advanced undaunted by the wind and waves.

noun

wind-driven waves

Specifically waves raised by the wind; a more technical or descriptive nuance. Cross-referenced with 風波.

See also: 風波

• 風ふう濤とうが岸がん壁ぺきに激はげしく打うちつける。

  The wind-driven waves crash violently against the seawall.