Definitions of tidal wave
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an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide
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type of:
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calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
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moving ridge, wave
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
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calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy
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a wave resulting from the periodic flow of the tides that is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun
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type of:
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moving ridge, wave
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
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moving ridge, wave
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an overwhelming manifestation of some emotion or phenomenon“a tidal wave of nausea”“the flood of letters hit him with the force of a tidal wave”“a tidal wave of crime”
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type of:
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manifestation
a clear appearance
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manifestation
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