wind surge

/ (wɪnd) /

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noun

a wind-induced rise in the water level at the coast or the shore of an inland expanse of water. It has a definite frequency and if this is close to the tidal frequency serious flooding can result

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Words nearby wind surge

windstorm, windsucker, wind-sucking, windsurf, windsurfing, wind surge, wind-swept, wind tee, windtight, wind tunnel, wind turbine

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How to use wind surge in a sentence

The U.S. launched campaigns in the restive Iraqi city of Fallujah and a surge campaign in Baghdad.
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“People are generally diplomatic,” says Steinbrick of regulars dealing with the surge of new faces.
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The quality of the music is a major factor in this recent surge.
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“When I first met her I felt this tremendous surge of power,” he explained.
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Uber responded to the PR nightmare by reversing the surge, refunding those affected, and doling out free rides.
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There are three things a wise man will not trust: the wind, the sunshine of an April day, and woman's plighted faith.
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But there was a breeze blowing, a choppy, stiff wind that whipped the water into froth.
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The man that giveth heed to lying visions, is like to him that catcheth at a shadow, and followeth after the wind.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
It was a cloudy, stormy evening: high wind was blowing, and the branches of the trees groaned and creaked above our heads.
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The ne'er-do-well blew, like seed before the wind, to distant places, but mankind at large stayed at home.
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