| NOUN | event | tidal wave | an overwhelming manifestation of some emotion or phenomenon |
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| event | tidal wave | an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide | |
| event | tidal wave | a wave resulting from the periodic flow of the tides that is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun |
| Meaning | An overwhelming manifestation of some emotion or phenomenon. | |
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| Broader | manifestation | A clear appearance |
| Meaning | 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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| Broader | calamity, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm | An event resulting in great loss and misfortune |
| wave, moving ridge | One of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid / liquid (especially across a large body of water) | |
| Spanish | maremoto | |
| Meaning | 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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| Broader | wave, moving ridge | One of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid / liquid (especially across a large body of water) |
| Spanish | maremoto | |
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