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tidal wave

noun

1 tidal wave

An overwhelming manifestation of some emotion or phenomenon.

2 tidal wave

An unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide.

Dutch: vloedgolf

3 tidal wave

A wave resulting from the periodic flow of the tides that is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun.

Dutch: golf, vloedgolf


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