| Definitions | tidal wave
noun
- A large and sudden rise and fall in the tide.
- A large, sudden, and disastrous wave of water caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean; a tsunami. (See Usage notes below.)
- The last here killed twenty and left thousands homeless.
- (figurative) A sudden and powerful surge.
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- But this is no stream, folks. This will be a that can swamp our democracy.
- As the doors opened, a of people flooded into the room.
- I was overcome by a of emotions.
- (archaic) A crest of ocean water; a wave.
- (context, oceanography) A crest of ocean water resulting from tidal forces.
Translations: - Dutch: golf(nl)m
- French: tsunami(fr)m
- Italian: marea(it)f
- German: Tsunami(de, Flutwelle, f, {{t-, de)m
- Spanish: maremoto(es)m
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