| 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. |