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Military tactic
A human wave attack, also known as a human sea attack, is an offensive infantry tactic in which an attacker conducts an unprotected frontal assault with
Human_wave_attack
Term for Japanese human wave attacks during WWII
Banzai attack (Japanese: バンザイ突撃 or 万歳突撃, banzai totsugeki) is the term that was used by the Allied forces of World War II to refer to Japanese human wave attacks
Banzai_charge
Pointed weapon attached to the end of a firearm
and defensive tactics, usually when charging in mass formations (human wave attacks). In contemporary times, bayonets are considered a weapon of last
Bayonet
Video gaming strategy of making an early attack
rushing or rushdown is a battle tactic similar to the blitzkrieg or the human wave attack tactics in real-world ground warfare, in which speed and surprise
Rush_(video_games)
1980–1988 armed conflict in West Asia
missions, that gave the impression of a "human wave attack". Nevertheless, the idea of "human wave attacks" remained virtually synonymous with any large-scale
Iran–Iraq_War
1989 Finnish film by Pekka Parikka
Finns are strafed by the Soviet Air Force as the Red Army launches a human wave attack with T-26s, but hold them back. Paavo is wounded and sent home, where
The_Winter_War_(film)
Combatants who are regarded as expendable
casualties deters attacks on a military target. Human wave attack: an assault in which a disproportionately large number of attackers is intended to overwhelm
Cannon_fodder
2001 film by Jean-Jacques Annaud
dangerous trip across the river into the city, he is forced to join a human wave attack carrying only rifle cartridges. He takes cover during the chaotic
Enemy_at_the_Gates
2019 Japanese animated fantasy action film
of a massed assault to capture the city. The Federation begins a human wave attack on Tiegenhoff, causing massive casualties on both sides. The fight
Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie
Saga_of_Tanya_the_Evil:_The_Movie
List of attacks of humans
There have been incidents where orcas were perceived to attack humans in the wild, but such attacks are less common than those by captive orcas. In captivity
Orca_attacks
Military strategy of wearing down the enemy
strategy Demoralization (warfare) Guerrilla warfare Asymmetric warfare Human wave attack Pyrrhic victory Loss Exchange Ratio Maneuver warfare New generation
Attrition_warfare
1982 Iran–Iraq War operation
three separate attacks that lasted for 6 weeks. It was launched by Iran on 13 July 1982 near Basra and featured the use of human wave attacks in the largest
Operation_Ramadan
Explosive device attacks in Lebanon and Syria
victims of the explosions experienced chaotic scenes. UN human rights experts condemned the attacks as potential war crimes, stating that while some victims
2024 Lebanon electronic device attacks
2024_Lebanon_electronic_device_attacks
Military tactics of rapid all-out attack
bayonet tactics. A term used by the Allied forces to refer to Japanese human wave attacks and swarming staged by infantry units armed with bayonets and swords
Charge_(warfare)
1984 Iran–Iraq War battle
Tigris–Euphrates river system. After heavy losses at the beginning due to human wave attacks, 15,000 casualties and little progress, Iran began developing new
Battle_of_the_Marshes
attack Use of supporting fire Flying wedge (used by Alexander the Great) Armoured spearhead Encirclement Hammer and anvil Frontal assault Human Wave Attack
List_of_military_tactics
Battle of the Seymour Expedition
Alliance troops at Langfang armed with rifles and machine guns in human wave attacks. During clashes at Langfang, Boxers armed with swords and spears charged
Battle_of_Langfang
Non-combatants placed around a target to discourage enemy attacks
enemy from attacking it. The 20th and 21st centuries had numerous operations that used involuntary human shields. Use of voluntary human shields have
Human_shield
Formation of fighters marching together
This utilization of column formation also give birth to the term human wave attack. Line (formation) Mixed order Flying wedge Svinfylking Flying column
Column_(formation)
Military tactic of overwhelming the defending side
missiles has decreased the utility of saturation attacks by unsophisticated anti-ship missiles. Human wave attack Force concentration Swarming (military) Bomber
Saturation_attack
Battle tactic of Scottish Highland clans
in a victory for the patriot forces. Military history of Scotland Human wave attack Banzai charge Battle of Prestonpans (1745) Stevenson, David (1980)
Highland_charge
Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989
for using child soldiers extensively during the Iran–Iraq War for human wave attacks. There were many protests during his rule, including in 1979 and 1981
Ruhollah_Khomeini
guerrilla warfare. Hezbollah's initial tactical choices involved human wave attacks, similar to those used by Iran in the Iran–Iraq War in which some
Hezbollah_armed_strength
Topics referred to by the same term
quarterback or kicker is a pass rush. Human wave attack, an offensive infantry tactic Rush (video gaming), a fast attack or preemptive strike intended to overwhelm
Rushing
while it is still in a manageable state Human wave attack – An unprotected frontal attack where the attacker tries to move as many combatants as possible
List of military strategies and concepts
List_of_military_strategies_and_concepts
Young adult book trilogy by Rick Yancey
systematically attacked by a group of aliens known as "The Others". They exist in an unknown form and attack through a series of "waves" as their mothership
The_5th_Wave_(series)
Active US Army formation
came when the North Korean Korean People's Army (KPA) struck in a human wave attack on the night of 31 August. In the 16-day battle that followed, the
2nd Infantry Division (United States)
2nd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)
Japanese military units during World War II
History portal Banzai charge – Term for Japanese human wave attacks during WWII Chiran Special Attack Peace Museum – Museum in Kagoshima, JapanPages displaying
Japanese_Special_Attack_Units
Land warfare involving static fortification of lines
defence. The Republicans also employed the use of trenches, but also human wave attacks most notably during their defence of Casa de Campo in the Siege of
Trench_warfare
Military strategy
blind courage in the face of war's adversity. Cult of the offensive Human wave attack Douglas Porch: The March to the Marne: The French Army 1871–1914.
Attaque_à_outrance
1943 Italian breakout on the Eastern Front
the course of the afternoon, to assault the Soviet positions in a human wave attack. The assault managed to break open the Soviet lines and the Italian
Battle_of_Nikolayevka
Military strategy
concentration. Blitzkrieg Blotto games Economy of force Force dispersal Human wave attack List of military tactics Saturation patrol Schlieffen Plan Shock and
Force_concentration
1986 battle in the Iran–Iraq War
northern forces launched human wave attacks, while the southern forces launched an armored attack against the enemy. Both attacks were stopped with heavy
First_Battle_of_al-Faw
2023 armed incursions and massacres in Israel
details Hamas' attack on Nir Oz and systematic failures". Ynetnews. Retrieved April 28, 2025. Fabian, Emanuel. "Troops fended off 1st wave of terrorists
October_7_attacks
Anti-predator adaption
herd theory Semelparity Surplus killing Swarm behaviour § Plants Human wave attack Williams KS, Smith KG, Stephen FM (1993). "Emergence of 13-Yr Periodical
Predator_satiation
2008 film by C. Thomas Howell
invasion, following the remnants of the human race who launch an attack on the planet Mars to counter a second attack. C. Thomas Howell reprises his role
War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave
War_of_the_Worlds_2:_The_Next_Wave
Russian private military company
briefly trained convicts were sent in human wave attacks to draw out and expose Ukrainian positions to attack by more experienced units or artillery
Wagner_Group
1941 Japanese attack on the US
patrol (CAP) over the fleet. The first wave of 180 aircraft was to be the primary attack. The level bombers in this wave were armed with armor-piercing bombs
Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
1853 rebellion
bannermen families. Qing forces were unable to contain a Taiping human wave attack and the Inner City fell quickly. The Taiping forces murdered about
Battle_of_Nanjing_(1853)
Battle in the Russo-Ukrainian war in 2022 and 2023
Russian tactics to Soviet-style human wave attacks, with Russian troops repeatedly assaulting Ukrainian positions with waves of infantry. Some Ukrainian soldiers
Battle_of_Bakhmut
Nonfiction book by Robert Fisk
Iran-Iraq of the 1980s (including the Tanker War), Iran's use of human wave attacks, Saddam's use of chemical weapons against Iran, the roles of the US
The Great War for Civilisation
The_Great_War_for_Civilisation
2026 Iran war missile strike
reached a final conclusion. The attack was condemned by the Iranian government, UNESCO, and other international human rights organizations and activists
2026_Minab_school_attack
United States Army general (1929–1990)
reestablished and reinforced the defensive positions. As a second human wave attack was launched against another sector of the perimeter, Lt. Col. Rogers
Charles_Calvin_Rogers
Military offensive
several villages and Hezbollah positions after their units came under a human wave attack by hundreds of rebel fighters. Following the rebel advance, Hezbollah
Rif Dimashq offensive (September–November 2013)
Rif_Dimashq_offensive_(September–November_2013)
Reported tokens promising entry to heaven used in the Iran-Iraq War
children's lack of military training: they were used as cannon fodder in human-wave attacks launched by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps against the Iraqi
Plastic_key_to_paradise
1982 Iran–Iraq War operation
launched an armored thrust on the night of the 22nd followed by constant human-wave attacks by Pasdaran and Basij brigades, each composed of about 1,000 fighters
Operation_Fath_ol-Mobin
Type of cyber-attack
event was a DDoS attack in February, the largest Ukraine has encountered, disrupting government and financial sector services. This wave of cyber aggression
Denial-of-service_attack
1953 battle of the Korean War
numerous human wave attacks in an attempt to take the hill. One wave blew gaps in the wire, another wave threw grenades and the other wave was the assault
Battle_of_Hill_187
1981 conflict between China and Vietnam
approach involving human wave attacks to a modern one, involving a smaller but well-trained group of soldiers that could perform surprise attacks. The assault
Battle_of_Fakashan
1951 Korean War battle
The barrage lasted 15 hours. The barrage was then followed up by a human wave attack of massed PVA troops, and the British were overrun. Some troops established
Second_Battle_of_Maryang-san
Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling
Wave of Israeli Strikes, Military Says". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 13 April 2026. "Lebanon says death toll from Israel's Wednesday attacks at
8 April 2026 Israeli attacks on Lebanon
8_April_2026_Israeli_attacks_on_Lebanon
Military unit
the course of the afternoon, to assault the Soviet positions in a human wave attack. The assault managed to break open the Soviet lines and the Italian
2nd Alpine Division "Tridentina"
2nd_Alpine_Division_"Tridentina"
Undeclared conflict between China and the Soviet Union
weapons against Chinese human wave attacks after a strike on nuclear facilities. The Chinese did not believe that a Soviet nuclear attack was likely until 27
Sino-Soviet_border_conflict
Shark attacks in the United States
one critically injured. The incidents occurred during a deadly summer heat wave and polio epidemic in the United States that drove thousands of people to
Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916
Jersey_Shore_shark_attacks_of_1916
Offensively and genocidally used chemical weapons
achieved dominance and the war quickly became a stalemate. To stop the human-wave–attack tactics of the Iranians, the Iraqis employed their home-produced chemical
Iraqi chemical weapons program
Iraqi_chemical_weapons_program
Characterization of Hamas atrocities
October 7 attacks were conducted with genocidal intent toward Israelis, and that it constituted a genocide or a genocidal massacre (or a wave of such massacres)
Allegations of genocide in the October 7 attacks
Allegations_of_genocide_in_the_October_7_attacks
Iranian paramilitary volunteer militia
known for their employment of human wave attacks which cleared minefields or drew the enemy's fire. The typical human wave tactic was for Basijis (often
Basij
1998–2000 international conflict
between 34,000–60,000 and killed up to 67,000 Eritrean soldiers. Human wave attacks were used by the Ethiopians to overwhelm the Eritrean trenches around
Eritrean–Ethiopian_War
1984 Iran–Iraq War operation
co-operation between the army and the militias, the attack only consisted of World War I-type human-wave attacks; with meagre artillery, tank, and aerial support
Operation_Dawn_6
1916 Russian offensive during World War I
army to advance into. These were a remarkable departure from the human wave attacks that had dominated the strategy of all the major armies until that
Brusilov_offensive
Zulu armed body of men or regiment
military missions. Throughout the 19th century they persisted in "human wave" attacks against well defended European positions where massed firepower devastated
Impi
Unconventionally produced bomb
The PLA lacked mortars and crew-served weapons, and thus employed human-waves attacks of "martyrs" to break enemy defenses, resulting in heavy casualties
Improvised_explosive_device
1949 battle of the Chinese Civil War
forces on Kinmen played a decisive role in countering the initial human wave attacks launched by PLA infantry during the landings. In several instances
Battle_of_Guningtou
1981 Iran–Iraq War operation
were dispatched towards Bostan for the operation. The Iranians used human wave attacks in their offensive for the first time in the war. Around 13,000 Iranian
Operation_Tariq_al-Quds
Inactive Italian Army mountain infantry unit
commanding General of the "Tridentina" division, ordered a human wave attack on the Soviet lines. The attack managed to break through the Soviet lines and the
18th_Regiment_"Edolo"
U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient (1926–2024)
Puckett. As a result, five human-wave attacks by a battalion-strength enemy — enemy element were repulsed. During the first attack, First Lieutenant Puckett
Ralph_Puckett
Battle during the First World War
example of the use of a widely known World War I method of war, the human wave attack. Huge masses of men were continuously sent into the battle over and
Lake_Naroch_offensive
Battle of the Vietnam War
launched after a heavy mortar attack at 23:30. A little after midnight, another attack was launched and a third human wave attack around 01:00. The Americans
New_Year's_Day_battle_of_1968
Topics referred to by the same term
meat grinder for people Colloquial term for attrition warfare or human wave attacks Battles of Rzhev during the World War II, nicknamed the "meat-grinder"
Meat_grinder_(disambiguation)
2013 novel by Rick Yancey
been tricked into targeting fellow human survivors. This is revealed to be the fifth wave. Cassie and Evan are attacked by a group of soldiers from the camp
The_5th_Wave_(novel)
1941 battle Greece
the Italians for 2 days. The Italians said to have replsued several human wave attacks by the Serbs simultaneously fighting the Greeks in southern Albania
Battle_of_Ponte_Perati
1980–1981 battle of the Iran–Iraq War
Samen-ol-A'emeh. During this battle, Iran carried out the first major use of human wave attacks. The siege of Abadan was broken, Iran took 3,000 casualties while
Siege_of_Abadan
Major World War II battle in the Pacific Theater
degraded. However, General Kuribayashi had strictly forbidden these "human wave" attacks, considering them a futile waste of resources. The fighting near
Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
Armed conflict in Ethiopia (2020–2022)
preceding few weeks, and alleged that Eritrea and Ethiopia were using human wave attacks to overwhelm Tigrayan defenses. On 17 October, Ethiopia said that
Tigray_war
Sri Lankan soldier
possible LTTE infiltrators. As dusk fell the LTTE launched several human wave attacks. Flanked by hundreds of armed fighters, they surrounded the Army's
Gamini_Kularatne
2011 South Korean Korean War film
rebuild the men's will to fight. Later, Chinese forces are deployed in human-wave attacks against the hill. During the battle, Jae-oh breaks under pressure
The_Front_Line_(2011_film)
Major surges of democracy in history
democratic waves. Huntington describes three waves: the first "slow" wave of the 19th century, a second wave after World War II, and a third wave beginning
Waves_of_democracy
Military unit
reinforcements into Vĩnh Yên. On 16 August the 308th and 312th launched human wave attacks against the French positions which were largely repulsed by French
308th Infantry Division (Vietnam)
308th_Infantry_Division_(Vietnam)
Battle in the Russo-Ukrainian war in 2023 and 2024
"under-trained, under-equipped, and unprepared for combat," in "human wave" attacks. Retreating Russian soldiers, the U.S. reported, were apparently
Battle of Avdiivka (2023–2024)
Battle_of_Avdiivka_(2023–2024)
Mass shooting at a Tunisian tourist resort on 26 June 2015
Bardo attack, called Infinite Wave, was unveiled in Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. Four other Islamist attacks took place
2015_Sousse_attacks
Weapons intended to start fires
II and Korea, WP was found particularly useful in overcoming enemy human wave attacks. Napalm was widely used by the US during the Korean War. Eighth Army
Incendiary_device
Firearm actions
are usually reserved for close-range defense against ambushes or human wave attacks. Such scenarios trade control, ammunition, and even aiming for sheer
Rate_of_fire
Revolution, the implementation of Sharia by Ayatollah Khomeini, and the human wave attacks committed by radical Shia teenagers in the 1980s During The Iran–Iraq
Political views of Osama bin Laden
Political_views_of_Osama_bin_Laden
Arab–Israeli War. Following a wave of rocket attacks on Israel, militants breached the Gaza–Israel barrier, attacking Israeli military bases and carrying
Denial of the October 7 attacks
Denial_of_the_October_7_attacks
'Without Any Human Oversight'—Just Like in Gaza". CommonDreams. AFP and AP. "Synagogue in Tehran 'completely destroyed' in US-Israeli attack". Al Jazeera
List of attacks during the 2026 Iran war
List_of_attacks_during_the_2026_Iran_war
Islamist terror attacks in India
"Facing attackers with little more than courage". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2008. "Wave of Terror
2008_Mumbai_attacks
Period of mass insurgency in Uganda between 1986 and 1994
enforce these and keep the HSM well-organized. The HSM generally used human wave attacks which were successful when encountering less trained enemies, but
War_in_Uganda_(1986–1994)
Mid-20th century French cinema movement
The New Wave (French: Nouvelle Vague, French pronunciation: [nuvɛl vaɡ]), also called the French New Wave, is a French art film movement that emerged
French_New_Wave
and undocumented wolf attacks on humans in North America in comparison to wolf attacks in Eurasia, and few relative to attacks by other larger carnivores
List of wolf attacks in North America
List_of_wolf_attacks_in_North_America
2023 Hamas attack in Israel
A third wave of 100 militants arrived at 10:00, and at 10:20 seven surveillance troops were captured from the bomb shelter earlier attacked. In the command
Nahal_Oz_attack
machine-gun posts, bayonet charges, use of barbed wire across trenches, human wave attacks across no-man's land, and extensive use of chemical weapons such as
History_of_Iraq
early morning hours of June 24, 1951, two enemy battalions launched a human wave attack against his company's defensive position near Sobangsan. Bennett left
Emory_L._Bennett
Inactive Italian Army mountain infantry unit
commanding General of the "Tridentina" division, ordered a human wave attack on the Soviet lines. The attack managed to break through the Soviet lines and the
Alpini_Battalion_"Val_Chiese"
appear outside walls to repair the perimeter defenses destroyed in the human wave attack, the barbed wire was replenished via air sowing from C-123s. Air drop
Operation_Diamond_Arrow
Ongoing armed conflict in West Asia
office spaces", which raised concerns of the US using civilians as human shields. An attack on a hotel in Bahrain injured two Pentagon employees. Based on
2026_Iran_war
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
his men into a defensive position in order to repel the attacking force. As a human wave attack advanced on S/Sgt. Young's platoon, he moved from position
Marvin_R._Young
Device which detects objects in or around a person's body
ionizing radiation, should not be used when millimeter-wave scanners that "have less effects on the human body" are available. Assuming all other conditions
Full_body_scanner
Task that will likely involve the death of the participants
Military campaign during World War I Banzai charge – Term for Japanese human wave attacks during WWII Hannibal Doctrine § Controversy within the IDF Kaiten –
Suicide_mission
Television series
cyborg soldier created by Black Satan who can transform into Electro-Wave Human Tackle. Together they combat Black Satan and later the Delza Army, to
Kamen_Rider_Stronger
North Korean general purged in 1959
favored Chinese-inspired infiltration tactics, and generally avoided human wave attacks. By December, he was named Deputy Commander of the West Coast Command
Pang_Ho-san
HUMAN WAVE-ATTACK
HUMAN WAVE-ATTACK
Male
Hebrew
(הָמָן) Hebrew name of Persian origin, HAMAN means "magnificent." In the bible, this is the name of a wicked prime minister.
Boy/Male
Indian
Sun; Light Rays; Pince; Save Human Being
Male
Yiddish
 Yiddish altered form of Hebrew Hyam, HYMAN means "life." Compare with another form of Hyman.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Wade, Old English Wada, from wadan ‘to go’. (Wada was the name of a legendary sea-giant.)English : topographic name for someone who lived near a ford, Old English (ge)wæd (of cognate origin to 1), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, as for example Wade in Suffolk.Dutch and North German : occupational name or nickname from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German wade ‘garment’, ‘large net’.Jonathan Wade emigrated from Norfolk, England, to Medford, MA, in 1632. Benjamin Franklin Wade (1800–1878), born near Springfield, MA, was a prominent U.S. senator from OH during the Civil War.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a dam or weir on a river (Old English wær, wer), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, such as Ware in Hertfordshire.English : nickname for a cautious person, from Middle English war(e) ‘wary’, ‘prudent’ (Old English (ge)wær).English : Robert Ware came to Dedham, MA, from England in or before 1642. Henry Ware (1764–1845), born in Sherborn, MA, was a Unitarian clergyman and theologian and father of the physician John Ware (b. 1795) and two clergymen, Henry (b. 1794) and William (b. 1797).
Male
English
English short form of Hebrew David, DAVE means "beloved."
Female
Irish
Variant spelling of Irish Maeve, MAVE means "intoxicating."Â
Boy/Male
Tamil
Human
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin) and northern French
English (of Norman origin) and northern French : nickname for a bald man, from Anglo-Norman French cauf ‘bald’. Compare Chaffee.English : habitational name from a place in East Yorkshire called Cave, apparently from a river name derived from Old English cÄf ‘swift’.French : metonymic occupational name for someone employed in or in charge of the wine cellars of a great house, from Old French cave ‘cave’, ‘cellar’ (Latin cavea, a derivative of cavus ‘hollow’).French, possibly also English : topographic name for someone who lived in or near a cave, from the same word as in 3 in an older sense.
Female
Native American
Native American Hopi name SHUMAN means "rattlesnake handler."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a servant, from Middle English knave ‘boy’, ‘youth’, ‘servant’.English : possibly a metonymic occupational name for a maker of wheel-hubs, Middle English nave (from Old English nafa, nafu).German (also Näve) : variant of Neff (see Neve).Dutch (de Nave) : variant of Naef 1.In some cases possibly Portuguese : topographic name from nave ‘plain’ (a variant of nava), or a habitational name from a place named with this word. Compare Nava.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Himan was the Name of One of the Famous Slaves that had a Hand in Building the Tomb of Queen Venika
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Germanic personal name Walo, either a byname meaning ‘foreigner’ (see Wallace), or else a short form of the various compound names with this first element.English : nickname for a well-liked person, from Middle English wale ‘good’, ‘excellent’ (originally meaning ‘choice’).English : topographic name for someone who lived near an embankment, Middle English wale (Old English walu).
Boy/Male
Hindu
Human
Male
English
 English topographical surname transferred to forename use, WADE means "lives near the river crossing." Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon Wada (the name of a sea giant), meaning "to go," in the sense of going forward, proceeding.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Human
Girl/Female
Tamil
Manveet | மாநà¯à®µà®¿à®¤Â
Human
Manveet | மாநà¯à®µà®¿à®¤Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : partly from an unattested late Old English personal name, Hygemann, composed of the elements hyge ‘mind’ (cognate with the underlying Germanic element in Hugh) + mann ‘man’. In some cases this may also have been an occupational name for a servant (Middle English man) of a man called Hugh.Perhaps an altered spelling of German Homann.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Human
Boy/Male
Hindu
Human
HUMAN WAVE-ATTACK
HUMAN WAVE-ATTACK
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Goddess
Girl/Female
Australian, Greek
Black; Dark-skinned
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Bliss from Naam
Boy/Male
Tamil
Girl/Female
Irish
niamh “radiance, lustre, brightness.†The daughter of the sea god Manannan she was known as “Niamh of the Golden Hair,†a beautiful princess riding on a white horse. She fell in love with Fionn’s son Oisin (read the legend of Niamh and Oisin) and lived with him in Tir-na-nOg (“Land of the Youngâ€) (read the legend) where 300 years passed in what seemed like three weeks. In 2003 it was the eleventh most popular baby girl’s name in Ireland.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Ascent height
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, British, English
Little and Womanly; Abbreviation of Carol and Caroline from the Masculine Charles
Girl/Female
Indian
Life
Girl/Female
Latin
Keel.
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Grandeur of the Entire Family
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a.
Exhibiting a wavelike form or outline; undulating; intended; wavy; as, waved edge.
v. t.
To move like a wave, or by floating; to waft.
v. t.
See Waive.
a.
Rising or swelling in waves; full of waves.
v. i.
To play loosely; to move like a wave, one way and the other; to float; to flutter; to undulate.
v. i.
To dwell in a cave.
v. i.
A vibration propagated from particle to particle through a body or elastic medium, as in the transmission of sound; an assemblage of vibrating molecules in all phases of a vibration, with no phase repeated; a wave of vibration; an undulation. See Undulation.
n.
A human being.
n.
A wave.
imp. & p. p.
of Wave
imp.
of Weave
Indic. present
of Have
n.
A wave.
v. i.
Fig.: A swelling or excitement of thought, feeling, or energy; a tide; as, waves of enthusiasm.
a.
Having the feelings and inclinations creditable to man; having a disposition to treat other human beings or animals with kindness; kind; benevolent.
a.
Pertaining to man; human.
v. i.
To fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state; to vacillate.
a.
Belonging to man or mankind; having the qualities or attributes of a man; of or pertaining to man or to the race of man; as, a human voice; human shape; human nature; human sacrifices.