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Word: surge (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A sudden electrical spike or increase of voltage and current.
  • A sudden rush, flood or increase which is transient.
  • nautical The swell or heave of the sea. (FM 55-501).
  • The maximum amplitude of a vehicles' forward/backward oscillation

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Verb:

  • transitive|nautical To slack off a line.
  • intransitive To rush, flood, or increase suddenly.
  • To accelerate forwards, particularly suddenly.

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