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supersurge en · NOUN

Etymology

From super- + surge.

Meanings

1. (rare) An extremely powerful surge.
   • Luke became a winning wrestler because he psyched himself never to get pinned to the mat. He identified his body with television's Hulk, who gets a supersurge of strength that causes his clothes to pop off as his body expands. 1982, James H. Hoke, I would If I could and I can: Program Your Personality for Success, Berkley Books, →ISBN, page 195:
   • Pham jerked a thumb at his library display. "Some people think it was a "super 'supersurge', you know. Something so big it swallowed the races that might have recorded it. Sometimes the biggest disasters aren't noticed at all — no one's around to write horror stories." 1992, Vernor Vinge, A Fire Upon the Deep, Smith, Elder, page 443:
   • These two ponds handle normal deliveries; the other four are used for supersurges. The six ponds can handle about 1,000 cords/day. 1833, William Howitt, Pulp & Paper 1959-08: Volume 33, Issue 9, RISI, Inc., page 110:

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