"upsurge" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From up- + surge.",
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "ref": "1964 March, “News and Comment: More block trains in South Wales”, in Modern Railways, page 152",
          "text": "Our South Wales correspondent expects the current upsurge of coal traffic in South Wales to swell BR tonnage in the area by 20 per cent this year compared with 1963 carryings.",
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        "A sudden strong rise or flow."
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          "strong",
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          "rise",
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          "flow",
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  "etymology_text": "From up- + surge.",
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        "third-person"
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        "present"
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    {
      "form": "upsurged",
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    {
      "form": "upsurged",
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "to surge up, or to become stronger or greater"
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        "(intransitive) to surge up, or to become stronger or greater"
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  "etymology_text": "From up- + surge.",
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        "to surge up, or to become stronger or greater"
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        "(intransitive) to surge up, or to become stronger or greater"
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