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āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
tidal wave
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Tidal wave
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āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽāĻŋ, āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĸā§āĻ
a massive ocean wave generated by an undersea earthquake, racing toward shore with destructive force
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, a tidal wave swept across the Pacific, flooding harbors miles inland.
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āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ° āĻĸā§āĻ, āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ° āĻĸā§āĻ
a sudden rise of seawater onto the shore driven primarily by strong onshore winds, often compounding the normal tidal cycle
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Residents braced for a tidal wave when the nor'easter's gusts aligned with high tide.
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āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻĸā§āĻ, āĻāĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽāĻŋ
a sudden, overwhelming surge of emotion, opinion, or activity
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The viral video sparked a tidal wave of shares and comments across social platforms.
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