great tidal wave
1Tidal wave — Tid al wave, n. 1. an unusually high wave from the sea, sometimes reaching far inland and causing great destruction, and usually caused by some event, such as an earthquake, far from the shore. In Japan, such a wave is called a {tsunami}. [PJC] 2 …
2tidal wave — n. 1. nontechnical term for a tsunami or a similar wave caused by strong winds and not actually related to the tides ☆ 2. any great or widespread movement, expression of prevalent feeling, etc …
3Tidal Wave (Transformers) — Transformers character name =Tidal Wave caption = affiliation =Decepticon subgroup =Terrorcons rank =9 function =Admiral partner =Ramjet (Sonic) Megatron motto = Destruction! alternatemodes =Aircraft Carrier/3 Ships series = engvoice =Doug Parker …
4Tidal wave — Tide Tide, n. [AS. t[=i]d time; akin to OS. & OFries. t[=i]d, D. tijd, G. zeit, OHG. z[=i]t, Icel. t[=i]?, Sw. & Dan. tid, and probably to Skr. aditi unlimited, endless, where a is a negative prefix. [root]58. Cf. {Tidings}, {Tidy}, {Till}, prep …
5tidal wave — /ˈtaɪdl weɪv / (say tuydl wayv) noun 1. (in non technical use) a tsunami. 2. Also, tidal surge. a large wave caused by the combination of floods and high tides caused by a cyclone. 3. either of the two great wavelike swellings of the ocean… …
6tidal wave — tid′al wave n. 1) oce (not in technical use) a large, destructive ocean wave, produced by a seaquake, or strong wind Compare tsunami 2) oce either of the two great wavelike swellings of the ocean surface that move around the earth on opposite… …
7tidal wave — 1. (not in technical use) a large, destructive ocean wave, produced by a seaquake, hurricane, or strong wind. Cf. tsunami. 2. either of the two great wavelike swellings of the ocean surface that move around the earth on opposite sides and give… …
8Operation Tidal Wave — Part of Oil Campaign of World War II A B 24 Liberator called Sandman during a bomb run over th …
9Operation Tidal Wave — B 24 Liberator Bomber im Tiefflug über Ploiești, August 1943 Die Operation Tidal Wave (deutsch Flutwelle) zielte im Rahmen der Luftangriffe auf Ploiești im Zweiten Weltkriegs auf die Zerstörung durch Bombardierung der durch das Deutsche… …
10tidal — (adj.) 1807, a hybrid formation from TIDE (Cf. tide) + Latin derived suffix AL (Cf. al) (1). A tidal wave (1830) is properly high water caused by movements of the tides; erroneous use for tsunami, great ocean wave caused by an earthquake, etc. is …
