Meaning of EAGRE
| Pronunciation: | | 'eegur
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| | Definition: | | [n] a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) |
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| | Synonyms: | | aegir, bore, eager, tidal bore |
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| | See Also: | | tidal current, tidal flow | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ea"gre\, n. [AS. e['a]gor, ?gor, in comp., water, sea,
e['a]gor-stre['a]m water stream, sea.]
A wave, or two or three successive waves, of great height and
violence, at flood tide moving up an estuary or river; --
commonly called the bore. See {Bore}.
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