"tidal bore" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tidal bores [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tidal bore (plural tidal bores)
  1. A wave, in the form of a wall of water, formed by an incoming tide funnelling into an estuary. Wikipedia link: tidal bore Categories (topical): Tides, Water Synonyms (wall of water): eagre Related terms: tidal wave Translations (a wall of water formed by an incoming tide funnelling into an estuary): mascaret [masculine] (Catalan), tajda kurondo (Esperanto), vuorovesiporras (Finnish), vuoksiaalto (Finnish), mascaret [masculine] (French), Gezeitenwelle [feminine] (German), rōrea (Maori), бор (bor) [masculine] (Russian), ton lanw [feminine] (Welsh), eger [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-tidal_bore-en-noun-xN9IOmNX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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