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storm surges

storm surges is the plural of storm surge.

Meaning of storm surge

Noun

storm surge (plural storm surges)

  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
    Synonyms:
    tidal surge

Questions about storm surges

What is storm surges the plural of?
Storm surges is the plural of storm surge.

Words near storm surges in the dictionary

  1. storm shutter
  2. storm shutters
  3. storm stay
  4. storm stays
  5. storm surge
  6. storm surges
  7. storm tide
  8. storm tides
  9. storm troop
  10. storm trooper
  11. storm troopers

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