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Tidal wave
tidal wave
(tidal waves) 1. A tidal wave is a very large wave, often caused by an earthquake, that flows onto the land and destroys things. ...a massive tidal wave swept the ship up and away. N-COUNT 2. If you describe a very large number of emotions, things, or people as a tidal wave, you mean that they all occur at the same time. The trade union movement was swept along by the same tidal wave of patriotism which affected the country as a whole... = deluge N-COUNT: usu sing, usu N of n
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noun Date: 1851 1. something overwhelming especially in quantity or volume a ~ of tourists 2. a. an unusually high sea wave that is triggered especially by an earthquake b. an unusual rise of water alongshore due to strong winds ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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полит. разг. "прилив" Ситуация в процессе выборов, когда количество голосов, отданных за кандидата или политическую партию, начинает превышать число, необходимое для победы. См. тж. avalanche, landslide ...Англо-русский лингвострановедческий словарь
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~ n 1 a very large ocean wave that flows over the land and destroys things 2 a very large amount of a particular kind of feeling or activity happening at one time (a tidal wave of public condemnation) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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