TopicTyphoon & storms
폭풍해일
pokpunghaeil · /pʰo.pʰuŋ.ɦɛ.il/Recordings stay in your browser and are never uploaded.
noun
abnormal sea-level rise pushed ashore by a storm
Often more deadly near coasts than wind alone.
Examples
폭풍해일이 밤새 해안 고속도로를 덮쳤습니다.
A storm surge flooded the coastal highway overnight.
예보관들은 상륙 전 위험한 폭풍해일을 경고했습니다.
Forecasters warned of a dangerous storm surge before landfall.
사람들은 폭풍해일을 피해 내륙으로 이동했습니다.
People moved inland to escape the storm surge.
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