victory at sea
Noun
Meaning
victory at sea (uncountable)
(idiomatic) Ocean conditions that are very windblown and messy, possibly to the point of being inimical to surfing and other watersports.
Examples
Rodgers composed twelve themes, which Bennett used in preparing the orchestra score for the 26-episode World War II television documentary Victory at Sea (1952–53).
The melody of the popular song " No Other Love " was later taken from the Victory at Sea theme entitled "Beneath the Southern Cross".