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tidal wave meaning in Tamil

ஓத அலை

/ˈtaɪdəlweɪv/

tidal wave in Tamil: ஓத அலை. In English, tidal wave means a large and sudden rise and fall in the tide.

Tamil words for tidal wave

ஓத அலை

English meaning of tidal wave

  1. noun A large and sudden rise and fall in the tide.
  2. noun A large, sudden, and disastrous wave of water caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean; a tsunami. (See Usage notes below.).
  3. noun A large, sudden inundation of water from the storm surge, or waves of that surge; a sudden surge of river water.
  4. noun A sudden and powerful surge.

Full definition of tidal wave

tidal wave in a sentence

  • The last tidal wave here killed twenty and left thousands homeless.
  • As the doors opened, a tidal wave of people flooded into the room.
  • I was overcome by a tidal wave of emotions.

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Questions about tidal wave in Tamil

What is the meaning of tidal wave in Tamil?
Tidal wave in Tamil is ஓத அலை.
tidal wave என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Tidal wave: ஓத அலை.
What does tidal wave mean in English?
Tidal wave means a large and sudden rise and fall in the tide.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: tidal wave (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: tidal wave (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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