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If we take into consideration the probability of oscillations of level and the consequent action of the tidal-waves at different heights, their destruction will appear almost certain.

From Geological Observations on South America by Darwin, Charles

The decayed state of the bones may be partly owing to their late exposure to the air and tidal-waves.

From Geological Observations on South America by Darwin, Charles

It was with a feeling of relief, and almost of escape, that he shut the door of the room upon tidal-waves and put his arms around his wife.

From Tante by Sedgwick, Anne Douglas