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#<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">[[Wave motion]] due to astronomical forcing.</div><br/> </div> | #<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">[[Wave motion]] due to astronomical forcing.</div><br/> </div> | ||
#<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">In popular usage, it is incorrectly used to refer to any unusually high (and therefore destructive) [[water level]] along a shore.</div><br/> <div class=" | #<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">In popular usage, it is incorrectly used to refer to any unusually high (and therefore destructive) [[water level]] along a shore.</div><br/> <div class="short_definition">It usually refers to either a [[storm surge]] or [[tsunami]].</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:46, 12 December 2014
tidal wave
- Wave motion due to astronomical forcing.
- In popular usage, it is incorrectly used to refer to any unusually high (and therefore destructive) water level along a shore.
It usually refers to either a storm surge or tsunami.
term edited 12 Dec 2014
