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WAVE

nouncommon in dialogue

A members of the WAVES; a member of the US Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve).

noun

  1. 1

    historicalA members of the WAVES; a member of the US Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve).

    [H]e read the faded sticker on the crystal of the door, “A slip of the lip can sink a ship.” Below a WAVE held her finger to lips that had turned tan.

Forms

plural
WAVES
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