"storm surge" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: storm surges [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} storm surge (plural storm surges)
  1. An unusual rise in sea level on a coast due to the action of high winds. Wikipedia link: storm surge Related terms: storm tide Translations (unusual rise in sea level): maror ciclònica [feminine] (Catalan), sultaob (Cebuano), stormvloed [masculine] (Dutch), stormflóð [feminine] (Faroese), stormalda [feminine] (Faroese), myrskyvuoksi (Finnish), onde de tempête [feminine] (French), Sturmflut [feminine] (German), נד סופה (ned sufá) [masculine] (Hebrew), vihardagály (Hungarian), mareggiata [feminine] (Italian), fortunale [masculine] (Italian), tempesta di mare [feminine] (Italian), burrasca [feminine] (Italian), pusuan ribut (Malay), luruan ribut (Malay), tai reporepo (Maori), stormflo [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), stormflod [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), خیزاب (xizâb) (Persian), maré de tempestade [feminine] (Portuguese), maré ciclônica [feminine] (Portuguese), штормово́й наго́н (štormovój nagón) [masculine] (Russian), штормово́й прили́в (štormovój prilív) [masculine] (Russian), marejada ciclónica [feminine] (Spanish), stormflod [common-gender] (Swedish), daluyong (Tagalog), mordwy [masculine] (Welsh), merwerydd [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-storm_surge-en-noun-ctV-ytb3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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