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Noun: tidal bore
  1. A high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
    - bore, eagre [UK, dialect], aegir [non-standard], eager [UK, dialect]

Derived forms: tidal bores

Type of: tidal current, tidal flow

Encyclopedia: Tidal bore