白浪

しらなみ【白波･白浪】

1 a white-[foam-]crested wave (breaking on a shoal); a foaming [whitecapped] breaker; 〔寄せる波の白線〕 a white surf line; 〔波頭〕 whitecaps; white horses.

●沖の白波 whitecaps in the offing.

●白波が立っている. There are whitecaps on the water.

2 〔盗賊〕 a thief 《pl. thieves》; a robber; a burglar.

跡白波 〔航跡〕 the wake (of a ship); 〔行方知れずになること〕 go missing [vanish, disappear] without a trace.

●彼は跡白波と消え失せた. He disappeared leaving no trace behind [into thin air].

白浪物 a tale of robbers; a style of storytelling featuring robbers.