storm surge
noun
an abnormal rise in the level of the sea along a coast caused by the onshore winds of a severe cyclone.
storm surges
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pluralof storm surge.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Forecasters warned storm surges could reach as high as 5 feet in parts of Alabama and Florida, moving rising water inland from the coastline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Forecasters warned that storm surges could reach as high as 5 feet in parts of Alabama and Florida.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
That stretch is prone to flooding during high tides and storm surges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Up to 50 percent of the world's coral has been lost in recent decades, diminishing ecosystems that provide nurseries for fish that feed the world, and protect coastlines from storm surges.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
They were linked together the same way an invisible web connected pollution to wildfires, wildfires to melting ice caps, melting ice caps to rising sea levels, rising sea levels to storm surges.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
