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(intransitive) Particularly with reference to waves, to reach a peak. / (transitive) To reach the crest of (a hill or mountain) / To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a crest for.

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Source Word

crest

IPA(Pronunciation)

/kɹɛst/

Verb

intransitive transitive

(intransitive) Particularly with reference to waves, to reach a peak. / (transitive) To reach the crest of (a hill or mountain) / To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a crest for.

Japanese Meaning

（自動詞）波などが最高潮に達する、頂点に達する。 / （他動詞）（丘や山の）頂上に達する、～に頂上を形成する、または～を冠として頂上に達せせる。

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As the storm built, the ocean waves crest just beyond the reef, sending sprays into the gray air.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

嵐が強まるにつれ、サンゴ礁の向こうで海の波が頂点に達し、灰色の空にしぶきを上げた。

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(intransitive) Particularly with reference to waves, to reach a peak.

Sense（2）

(transitive) To reach the crest of (a hill or mountain)

the land rolls gently, so that, upon cresting a low rise or passing a copse of wind turbines, you suddenly spot a lot full of lorries or a complex of gigantic sheds.

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