An annual parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking, often to excess.

The sitting up of persons with a dead body, often attended with a degree of festivity, chiefly among the Irish.

All-night vigil over a corpse before burial, often with festivities.

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The Irish practice of watching over the body by candlelight the night before the funeral and the often wild feasting which follows. This may have developed simply because mistakes sometimes happened The purpose of the wake, therefore, was to ensure that the deceased was truly dead.

a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial; "there's no weeping at an Irish wake"

stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

make aware of; "His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation"

a funeral feast and it is common in Ireland, Scotland and places where descendants of those people live

a funeral party for the dead

a short period following death when the body is on view at the funeral home

An Irish Passing Over ritual still used among the Irish, regardless of their religious affiliations. Families would hold a wake over a deceased loved one, for in the older days, a doctor could occasionally pronounce a person dead when they were not. Wakes were held for these cases, to make sure that the person was indeed dead.

This event is part of a funeral and often confused with boating. Also what boaters participate in (their own) when they do not practice safe boating.

To rouse from sleep; to awake.

To bring to life again, as if from the sleep of death; to reanimate; to revive.

The act of waking, or being awaked; also, the state of being awake.

be awake, be alert, be there

arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"

cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

the track of waves left by a ship or boat moving through the water.

This is the track in the water made by the hull of a moving vessel. The size and disturbance of the resulting waves increase with the speed of the boat. If you see a sign that says "No Wake Zone," it's telling you to proceed very slowly so as not to create a large wake.

trail of water disturbance left by a moving ship

Waves that motorboats leave behind. "Getting waked" in a race means you're behind a boat, either another shell or an official. Getting waked by an official is very bad. It means you've either got a bad official or you're really far behind in a race.

The path or track impressed on the water by the ship's passing through it, leaving a smoothness in the sea behind it. A ship is said to come into the wake of another when she follows her in the same track, and is chiefly done in bringing ships to, or in forming the line of battle.

The ripple that the vessel creates as it moves through the water.

The trail of disturbed water that forms behind a moving vessel.

Tumultuous currents of air trailing from the side and behind an aircraft in flight. Generally, the heavier the aircraft and the more concave the wing surfaces, the greater the wake turbulence. Wake turbulence is a threat to all aircraft flying behind other aircraft. The term includes vortices, thrust stream turbulence, jet blast, propeller wash, and rotor wash.

the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"

a larger single wave

The water immediately astern of a moving vessel. It is disturbed by vessel's motion through it and by the subsequent filling up of the cavity made.

The disturbed water at the surface left in the track of the boat.

The track left in the water at the stern created by a moving ship

Trail left by a vessel moving through the water.

waves produced by the forward motion of the boat

The track of agitated water left behind a ship in motion.

the trail a ship leaves in the water.

Moving waves, track or path that a boat leaves behind when moving across the waters.

Agitated water left by the propellers of a passing ship.

the swell caused by a boat passing through water.

The temporary trail in the water behind the canoe; also called the "wash." Beginning canoeists should peek occasionally at their wake to see if it is a straight line, which indicates good directional control.

Waves created by a moving boat.

The wave created behind the boat which is used by a wakeboarder to jump of off or slide.

Trail of disturbed water behind a moving ship

See trail.

The turbulent region behind a body or aircraft.

The water which is put in motion after the passage of a boat.

Track left in the water by a watercraft, causing waves that may cause discomfort, injury or damage to persons, watercraft or property

Waves generated in the water by a moving vessel.

The liquid ramp generated by the boat as it displaces water.

The region of turbulence immediately to the rear of a solid body in motion relative to a fluid. Under certain conditions a series of vortices may form in the wake and extend downstream; such a vortex train in a turbulent wake is called a vortex street. Compare lee eddies.

Disturbed water following a moving vessel.

Waves that a vessel leaves behind as it moves through the water

The track left by a moving boat, ship or other object in the water; it looks like a wave

In fluid effects, the use of fluid emitters to simulate boat wakes, bubbles, ripples and other types of turbulence on an ocean or pond. See also ocean, pond.

The track a vessel leaves astern

A wake is the region of turbulence immediately to the rear of a solid body caused by the flow of air or water around the body.

Wake is a jazz album by Trio Töykeät. It was released in 2005.

Wake (Sillage in the original French) is a science fiction graphic novel series created by Jean-David Morvan and Philippe Buchet. The series has been translated to English and published in the united States by NBM Publishing. The issues are published in a large format (19 cm by 25.4 cm) as soft cover graphic novels.