(of the sea) rough enough to make a ship or boat roll.
our first anchorage at Isla Oeste was extremely rolly
the first 36 hours of the passage were uncomfortable, with rolly seas
Example sentencesExamples
The surge made for a rolly and uncomfortable night for those in the single bunks.
The wind built to 25 knots and with some opposing current from the 5m tides, it created steep 2 metre waves, giving us a rolly blustery ride.
The harbor anchorage is rolly due to boat traffic, so most people don't stay overnight.
There has been a decent northerly wind all day, sending swell into the bay which made early evening rolly.
Even with a preventer on to reduce the risk of an accidental jibe (the boom swinging from one side to the other), it is a rolly ride.
Traveling north in the Grenadines - sometimes a blustery, rolly proposition in a sailboat - is a breeze on a motor yacht with its two big engines pushing you along.
After two rolly nights in a row in this anchorage, we were in a hurry to get out.
Unfortunately some swell worked into the bay and things got very rolly through the night so Naomi slept badly.
This hasn't been a particularly bad passage, just rolly, rough and slow - making for miserable sleeping conditions.
This is a little rolly in SE winds and eerie at night with the lights and flames of the refinery.
Definition of rolly in US English:
rolly
adjectiveˈrōlēˈroʊli
informal
(of the sea) rough enough to make a ship or boat roll.
our first anchorage at Isla Oeste was extremely rolly
the first 36 hours of the passage were uncomfortable, with rolly seas
Example sentencesExamples
Traveling north in the Grenadines - sometimes a blustery, rolly proposition in a sailboat - is a breeze on a motor yacht with its two big engines pushing you along.
This hasn't been a particularly bad passage, just rolly, rough and slow - making for miserable sleeping conditions.
The harbor anchorage is rolly due to boat traffic, so most people don't stay overnight.
The wind built to 25 knots and with some opposing current from the 5m tides, it created steep 2 metre waves, giving us a rolly blustery ride.
The surge made for a rolly and uncomfortable night for those in the single bunks.
Even with a preventer on to reduce the risk of an accidental jibe (the boom swinging from one side to the other), it is a rolly ride.
After two rolly nights in a row in this anchorage, we were in a hurry to get out.
This is a little rolly in SE winds and eerie at night with the lights and flames of the refinery.
There has been a decent northerly wind all day, sending swell into the bay which made early evening rolly.
Unfortunately some swell worked into the bay and things got very rolly through the night so Naomi slept badly.