storm surge in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for storm surge in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Translations for storm surge in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.surge [Am sərdʒ, Brit səːdʒ] N

II.surge [Am sərdʒ, Brit səːdʒ] VB intr

I.storm [Am stɔrm, Brit stɔːm] N

II.storm [Am stɔrm, Brit stɔːm] VB intr

III.storm [Am stɔrm, Brit stɔːm] VB trans

storm surge in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for storm surge in the English»Spanish Dictionary

II.surge [sɜ:dʒ, Am sɜ:rdʒ] N

I.storm [stɔ:m, Am stɔ:rm] N

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Storm surge and high winds severely damaged or destroyed hundreds of buildings and had the strength to crumple steel girders.
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A storm surge may make the entrance to a protected body of water prohibitively treacherous or impossible to locate.
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The associated storm surge also damaged the power generator, sewage system and desalination equipment.
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A storm surge is an onshore gush of water associated with a low pressure weather system -- storms.
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The storm surge and heavy waves proved dangerous to ships offshore, at least 300 boats sank or were badly damaged by the typhoon.
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In the dangerous quadrant an observer will experience higher wind speeds and generally a much higher storm surge due to the onshore wind direction.
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Due to the threat of both storm surge and high waves, low-lying residents were advised to evacuate their homes.
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While the storm passed to its north, the city reported a storm surge of about 2ft m.
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In a town clobbered by a 16-foot storm surge, few people had flood insurance.
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The storm surge retreats as the pressure suddenly rises in the wake of its center.
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