onde de tempête

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noun

abnormal sea-level rise pushed ashore by a storm

Often more deadly near coasts than wind alone.

Examples

Une onde de tempête a inondé l'autoroute côtière pendant la nuit.
A storm surge flooded the coastal highway overnight.
Les prévisionnistes ont averti d'une onde de tempête dangereuse avant le landfall.
Forecasters warned of a dangerous storm surge before landfall.
Les gens se sont déplacés à l'intérieur des terres pour fuir l'onde de tempête.
People moved inland to escape the storm surge.

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