surge English
Noun
( en noun)
A sudden transient rush, flood or increase.
* {{quote-news, year=2012, date=November 7, author=Matt Bai, title=Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds, work=New York Times citation
, passage=As President Obama turns his attention once again to filling out a cabinet and writing an Inaugural Address, this much is clear: he should not expect to bask in a surge of national unity, or to witness a crowd of millions overrun the Mall just to say they were there.}}
The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's forward/backward oscillation
- He felt a surge of excitement.
(electricity) A sudden electrical spike or increase of voltage and current.
- A power surge at that generator created a blackout across the whole district.
(nautical) The swell or heave of the sea. (FM 55-501).
* Bible, James i. 6
- He that doubteth is like the surge of the sea driven by the wind and tossed.
* Dryden
- He flies aloft, and, with impetuous roar, / Pursues the foaming surges to the shore.
(obsolete) A spring; a fountain.
* Ld. Berners
- divers surges and springs of water
The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips.
Synonyms
* inrush
Derived terms
* countersurge
* surgeless
Verb
(surg)
(lb) To rush, flood, or increase suddenly.
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*:Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations.
*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-03, author=David S. Senchina, volume=101, issue=2, page=134
, magazine=(American Scientist)
, title= Athletics and Herbal Supplements
, passage=Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent.}}
To accelerate forwards, particularly suddenly.
:
*{{quote-news, year=2011, date=September 2, work=BBC
, title= Wales 2-1 Montenegro
, passage=Wales began the second half as they ended the first, closing down Montenegro quickly and the pressure told as Bale surged into the box and pulled the ball back for skipper Ramsey, arriving on cue, to double their lead.}}
To slack off a line.
Related terms
* source
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* FM 55-501
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tsunami English
Alternative forms
* sunami (nonstandard)
Noun
(en-noun)
A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption.
Synonyms
* tidal wave (usage conflict)
Derived terms
* megatsunami
* teletsunami
* tsunamigenic
* tsunameter
See also
* earthquake
* flood
* natural disaster
* seaquake
* seiche
* tidal wave
* waterquake
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