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TIDAL BORE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tidal bore mean?
• TIDAL BORE (noun)
The noun TIDAL BORE has 1 sense:
1. a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
Familiarity information: TIDAL BORE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
aegir; bore; eager; eagre; tidal bore
Hypernyms ("tidal bore" is a kind of...):
tidal current; tidal flow (the water current caused by the tides)
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