wind surge

/ (wɪnd) /

noun

a wind-induced rise in the water level at the coast or the shore of an inland expanse of water. It has a definite frequency and if this is close to the tidal frequency serious flooding can result

Words nearby wind surge

wind shake, wind shear, wind shelf, wind ship, wind sprint, wind surge, wind tee, wind tunnel, wind turbine, wind up, wind vane

Example sentences from the Web for wind surge

  • Then a wind-surge rent the clouds and let me glimpse the blue sun-filled sky.

    Your National Parks |Enos A. Mills

  • These conditions did not last long, for a wind-surge completely rent the clouds and gave me a glimpse of the blue, sun-filled sky.

    The Spell of the Rockies |Enos A. Mills