storm surge
English
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Noun
storm surge (plural storm surges)
- An unusual rise in sea level on a coast due to the action of high winds.
- 1965, N. Arthur Pore, "Chesapeake Bay Extratropical Storm Surges," Chesapeake Science, vol. 6, no. 3, p. 172:
- The storm surge is defined as the difference between the observed tide and the predicted astronomical tide and is considered to be the meteorological effect on sea level.
- 1965, N. Arthur Pore, "Chesapeake Bay Extratropical Storm Surges," Chesapeake Science, vol. 6, no. 3, p. 172:
Translations
unusual rise in sea level
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