tidal wave
/หtaษชdษlweษชv/IPA: /T AY1 D AH0 L W EY1 V/
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.)
โThe last tidal wave here killed twenty and left thousands homeless.โ
- 3
A large, sudden inundation of water from the storm surge, or waves of that surge.
- 4
A sudden and powerful surge.
โAs the doors opened, a tidal wave of people flooded into the room.โ
- 5
A crest of ocean water; a wave.
- 6
A crest of ocean water resulting from tidal forces.
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