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noun 
  1. A large and sudden rise and fall in the tide.
  2. 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.
      1. (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.
      1. (archaic) A crest of ocean water; a wave.
      2. (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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