Ground swell Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment that occurs without leadership or overt expression
    • there was a ground swell of antiwar sentiment
  2. noun a broad and deep undulation of the ocean
    heavy swell.

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  1. . (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. Obs. Holland. (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean, caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a remote distance after the gale has ceased.
Definitions
  1. . See under Ground.

Webster 1913