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Tidal wave
Meaning
Noun
●
A large and
sudden
rise
and
fall in
the tide.
●
A large,
sudden
, and
disastrous
wave
of water
caused
by a
tremendous
disturbance
in the
ocean
; a
tsunami
. (See Usage
notes
below.)
●
A large,
sudden
inundation
of water from the
storm surge
, or
waves
of that
surge
; a
sudden
surge
of
river
water.
●
A
sudden
and
powerful
surge.
●
A
crest
of
ocean
water; a wave.
●
In Oceanography:
A
crest
of
ocean
water
resulting
from
tidal
forces.
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