tidal surge

collocation in English

meaningsoftidalandsurge

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tidal
adjective
uk
/ˈtaɪ.dəl/us
/ˈtaɪ.dəl/
relating to ...
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surge
noun[C]
uk
/sɜːdʒ/us
/sɝːdʒ/
a sudden and ...
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(Definition oftidalandsurgefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftidal surge

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By then, itstidalsurgehad petered out.
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The corrupt lives of its inhabitants brought upon them three heavenly warnings, followed by a catastrophictidalsurge.
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During the mornings, traces of the sediments deposited by the festival on the previous evening can still be felt and the people await anothertidalsurgein the evening.
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During this period serious flooding could result if atidalsurgecoincided with an "average" high tide.
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First, it conveys information about the height of the tide and thetidalsurge.
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At the time in question thetidalsurgehad certain unusual features.
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It may be, but adding two or three days a year fortidalsurgeis something tangible.
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Atidalsurgecoupled with high winds led the environment agency to issue several severe flood warnings in and around the town.
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When thetidalsurgereached the heard, it broke the ice underneath it and the heard plunged into the icy water.
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Thetidalsurgewas recorded at 12 feet and the sustained winds were in excess of 120 miles per hour.
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Instead, a large flood protection scheme was built, but during its construction heavy rain and an unusually hightidalsurgeflooded it again in 1987.
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Thetidalsurgealso attracts canoeists and windsurfers.
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Celia was more of a wind storm, with gusts over 200 mph, and did comparatively little damage bytidalsurge.
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The strongtidalsurgefollowing the earthquake caused the battery compartment to crash against the station's outer wall, allowing sea water to flood the station.
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Tens of thousands of people are stranded as waters triggered by atidalsurgeinundated thousands of homes in the low-lying coastal zone.
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Its many rivers are subjected to tidal surges of brackish ocean water for tens of miles inland, making the farming of their mangrove-covered banks a challenging task.
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The phenomenon has developed that the tides are rising and that tidal surges seem to be getting higher.
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Then there occurred one of the great tidal surges.
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For example, tidal surges might involve the loss of life as well as the destruction of property.
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Low-lying areas near the river are subject to flooding associated with tidal surges.
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