Phrase guide

storm surge

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An unusual rise in the sea level on a coast due to the action of high winds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: climatology, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tidal surge

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: maror ciclònica — unusual rise in sea level
  • Cebuano: sultaob — unusual rise in sea level
  • Chinese Mandarin: 風暴潮 /风暴潮 (fēngbàocháo) — unusual rise in sea level
  • Dutch: stormvloed — unusual rise in sea level
  • Faroese: stormflóð — unusual rise in sea level
  • Faroese: stormalda — unusual rise in sea level
  • Finnish: myrskyvuoksi — unusual rise in sea level
  • French: onde de tempête — unusual rise in sea level
  • German: Sturmflut — unusual rise in sea level
  • Hebrew: נד סופה (ned sufá) — unusual rise in sea level
  • Hungarian: vihardagály — unusual rise in sea level
  • Italian: mareggiata — unusual rise in sea level
  • Italian: fortunale — unusual rise in sea level
  • Italian: tempesta di mare — unusual rise in sea level
  • Italian: burrasca — unusual rise in sea level
  • Malay: pusuan ribut — unusual rise in sea level
  • Malay: luruan ribut — unusual rise in sea level
  • Māori: tai reporepo — unusual rise in sea level
  • Norwegian Bokmål: stormflo — unusual rise in sea level
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: stormflod — unusual rise in sea level
  • Persian: خیزاب (xizâb) — unusual rise in sea level
  • Polish: fala sztormowa — unusual rise in sea level
  • Portuguese: maré de tempestade — unusual rise in sea level
  • Portuguese: maré ciclônica — unusual rise in sea level
  • Russian: штормово́й наго́н (štormovój nagón) — unusual rise in sea level
  • Russian: штормово́й прили́в (štormovój prilív) — unusual rise in sea level
  • Spanish: marejada ciclónica — unusual rise in sea level
  • Swedish: stormflod — unusual rise in sea level
  • Tagalog: daluyong — unusual rise in sea level
  • Tagalog: daluyong-bagyo — unusual rise in sea level
  • Welsh: mordwy — unusual rise in sea level
  • Welsh: merwerydd — unusual rise in sea level