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单词 storm surge
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storm surge in American English

noun
an abnormal rise in the level of the sea along a coast caused by the onshore winds of a severe cyclone
Also called: stormtide, surge

Examples of 'storm surge' in a sentence
storm surge

A resulting storm surge could overwhelm sea defences along much of the low-lying coastline.A 4.6m (15ft) storm surge burst through the town, tearing buildings from their foundations.But the storm surge carried people and debris from all over the area.They had been wrenched sideways on their little stilts by the storm surge.Airport workers told how they fled the storm surge.Five thousand homes had been at risk from a storm surge that never came.The storm surge is preceded by a gradual rise in sea level.These were the ideal conditions for a devastating storm surge.
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