Meaning of Mexican wave | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A phenomenon that primarily occurs at sports events, where the members of the crowd stand up and/or raise their hands in turn, creating the illusion of a wave passing through the crowd.
   Commonwealth, Ireland, UK
2. wave
3. sudden appearance of a large amount of something

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Examples

“1995, Shane Cloude, An Introduction to Electromagnetic Wave⟳ Propagation & Antennas, Springer, 0-387-91501-X, pages 3–4, This is an important idea and can best be illustrated by analogy with a Mexican wave⟳. Although the Mexican wave⟳ seems to involve⟳ the coherent motion of a large number⟳ of people, it is clear to those who have⟳ been involved, that the “trigger” for an individual to react⟳ is entirely spatially and temporally local, i.e. the individual reacts at the appropriate time and space point⟳ simply by waiting until his or her neighbours react⟳.”

“2001, John Morgan, Debrett’s New Guide⟳ to Etiquette and Modern Manners: The Indispensable Handbook, St. Martin's Press⟳, →ISBN, page 127, The usual signals for standing are: at the arrival of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother; […]; and every time the Colour passes in front of you. The effect can sometimes be like⟳ a rather well-dressed Mexican wave⟳.”

“2007, Scott Hamilton, An Analog Electronics Companion: Basic Circuit Design⟳ for Engineers and Scientists, Cambridge University Press⟳, →ISBN, page 94, A Mexican wave⟳ travels around a stadium very much more rapidly than a person could.”

“Now Australian cricket is reeling from its quadruple loss. Joining the hat trick⟳ of players exiting the game in 2007 – once-in-a-lifetime legend Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Damien Martyn – was the Mexican wave⟳. Cricket Australia, which instituted the ban, acknowledged that it could be construed as ‘the fun police gone wrong’ but explained that it was the only way to stop⟳ people throwing things.”

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