tidal wave
A large and sudden rise and fall in the tideA large and sudden rise and fall in the tide.
» They weren't warned of the tidal wave.
Sie wurden nicht vor der Flutwelle gewarnt.
Їх не попереджали про припливну хвилю.
Вони не були попереджені щодо припливної хвилі.
Meaning
6 sensesA large and sudden rise and fall in the tide.
прили́вная волна́prilívnaja volná
(proscribed)A large, sudden, and disastrous wave of water caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean; a tsunami. (See Usage notes below.)
The last tidal wave here killed twenty and left thousands homeless.
Flutwelle, Tsunami
цуна́миcunámi
(proscribed)A large, sudden inundation of water from the storm surge, or waves of that surge; a sudden surge of river water.
(figuratively)A sudden and powerful surge.
As the doors opened, a tidal wave of people flooded into the room.
I was overcome by a tidal wave of emotions.
прили́вprilív
A crest of ocean water resulting from tidal forces.
(archaic)A crest of ocean water; a wave.
океани́ческая волна́okeaníčeskaja volná
- a wave resulting from the periodic flow of the tides that is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun
- an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide
- an overwhelming manifestation of some emotion or phenomenon
Examples
4 sentencesThey weren't warned of the tidal wave.
Їх не попереджали про припливну хвилю. — Ahha
deSie wurden nicht vor der Flutwelle gewarnt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
It is carried away by tidal waves.
The tidal wave warning has been canceled.
Tidal waves and coastal erosion have submerged an entire fishing community on Ghana's eastern coast.
Translations
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Forms
plural: tidal waves| Singular | tidal wave |
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