Billow Definition

billow
noun
  1. a large sea wave
verb
  1. rise up as if in waves; "smoke billowed up into the sky"
  2. move with great difficulty; "The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed"
  3. rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward"
  4. become inflated; "The sails ballooned"

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