decuman
adjective
dec·u·man
ˈdekyəmən
1
of a wave
: extremely large : huge
that decuman wave that took us fore and aft—P. A. Motteux
2
: of or relating to the tenth cohort
—used especially of the chief gate of a Roman camp
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