storm surge
noun
an abnormal rise in the level of the sea along a coast caused by the onshore winds of a severe cyclone.
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DO YOU KNOW THIS VOCABULARY FROM "THE HANDMAID'S TALE"?
"The Handmaid's Tale" was required reading for many of us in school. Everyone else has probably watched the very popular and addictive TV show. Do you remember this vocabulary from the book, and do you know what these terms mean?
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decorum
Also called storm·tide, surge.
Words nearby storm surge
storm lantern, storm petrel, storm pit, storm sewer, storm signal, storm surge, storm track, storm trooper, storm troops, storm warning, storm watch
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Example sentences from the Web for storm surge
After Hurricane Sandy, the NWS concluded that it should use similarly evocative language for storm-surge warnings.
Among the conclusions: the NOAA needs more than one storm-surge modeler and a better social media strategy.
Scientific definitions for storm surge
storm surge
See tidal wave.
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