Look up tidal wave in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Tidal wave may refer to:
Seas and oceans
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tidal bore, which is a large movement of water formed by the funnelling of the incoming tide into a river or narrow bay
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storm surge, or tidal surge, which can cause waves that breach flood defences
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tsunami, a series of water waves in a body of water caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, although this usage of "tidal wave" is a misnomer and is disfavored by the scientific community.
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megatsunami, which is an informal term to describe a tsunami that has initial wave heights that are much larger than normal tsunamis
This
disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Tidal wave. If an
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Look up tidal wave in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Tidal wave may refer to:
Seas and oceans
A
tidal bore, which is a large movement of water formed by the funnelling of the incoming tide into a river or narrow bay
A
storm surge, or tidal surge, which can cause waves that breach flood defences
A
tsunami, a series of water waves in a body of water caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, although this usage of "tidal wave" is a misnomer and is disfavored by the scientific community.
A
megatsunami, which is an informal term to describe a tsunami that has initial wave heights that are much larger than normal tsunamis
This
disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Tidal wave. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.