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storm surge en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. An unusual rise in the sea level on a coast due to the action of high winds.
   • 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”, in Chesapeake Science, volume 6, number 3, page 172:

Forms

Relateds

storm tide

Synonyms

tidal surge

Translations (32)

ca maror ciclònica (unusual rise in sea level) · fa خیزاب (unusual rise in sea level) · fo stormalda (unusual rise in sea level) · fo stormflóð (unusual rise in sea level) · cy merwerydd (unusual rise in sea level) · ru штормово́й прили́в (unusual rise in sea level) · it mareggiata (unusual rise in sea level) · it fortunale (unusual rise in sea level) · ms luruan ribut (unusual rise in sea level) · hu vihardagály (unusual rise in sea level) · fi myrskyvuoksi (unusual rise in sea level) · sv stormflod (unusual rise in sea level) · ceb sultaob (unusual rise in sea level) · nb stormflo (unusual rise in sea level) · mi tai reporepo (unusual rise in sea level) · it tempesta di mare (unusual rise in sea level) · de Sturmflut (unusual rise in sea level) · pl fala sztormowa (unusual rise in sea level) · nn stormflod (unusual rise in sea level) · he נד סופה (unusual rise in sea level) · es marejada ciclónica (unusual rise in sea level) · pt maré ciclônica (unusual rise in sea level) · cy mordwy (unusual rise in sea level) · cmn 風暴潮 /风暴潮 (unusual rise in sea level) · ru штормово́й наго́н (unusual rise in sea level) · ms pusuan ribut (unusual rise in sea level) · fr onde de tempête (unusual rise in sea level) · it burrasca (unusual rise in sea level) · nl stormvloed (unusual rise in sea level) · tl daluyong-bagyo (unusual rise in sea level) · tl daluyong (unusual rise in sea level) · pt maré de tempestade (unusual rise in sea level)