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Noun: eagre  ee-gu(r)
Usage: UK, dialect
  1. A high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
    "Surfers gathered to ride the famous eagre on the River Severn";
    - tidal bore, bore, aegir [non-standard], eager [UK, dialect]

Sounds like: eage

Derived forms: eagres

Type of: tidal current, tidal flow

Encyclopedia: Eagre