rote                    the sound of the surf.
aiguille                a needle-like peak of rock.
cochlea                 a winding stair, or a tower with one.
samara                  a winged seed, as of the elm, ash, or maple.
offing                  the sea at some distance from shore, beyond
                        anchoring distance.
airlight                air-scattered light, esp. as it reduces the
                        perceived contrast of distant objects.
volplane                to glide in an unpowered airplane.
plangent                beating, as waves; resounding, as a bell.  
                        [< L /plangere/ lament]
ylem                    the initial stuff of the universe, whence all
                        matter is presumably derived.
bourdon                 a bagpipe's drone pipe; a stringed instrument's 
                        drone string; a bass tone; a very deep pipe organ stop;
                        the deepest bell in a carillon.