surge
IPA: sˈɝdʒ
noun
- A sudden transient rush, flood or increase.
- The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's forward/backward oscillation.
- (electricity) A sudden electrical spike or increase of voltage and current.
- (aviation) A momentary reversal of the airflow through the compressor section of a jet engine due to disruption of the airflow entering the engine's air intake, accompanied by loud banging noises, emission of flame, and temporary loss of thrust.
- (nautical) The swell or heave of the sea (FM 55-501).
- (US, naval, often attributive) A deployment in large numbers at short notice.
- (obsolete) A spring; a fountain.
- The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips.
verb
- (intransitive) To rush, flood, or increase suddenly.
- To accelerate forwards, particularly suddenly.
- (intransitive, aviation, of a jet engine) To experience a momentary reversal of airflow through the compressor section due to disruption of intake airflow.
- (transitive, nautical) To slack off a line.
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Examples of "surge" in Sentences
- The surge of heat turned the leaves yellow.
- A storm surge caused inundation along the coasts.
- The storm surged and completely destroyed the town.
- The surge of water manages break through the barrier.
- The storm surged and it completely destroyed the town.
- Once the surge has settled, fill the glass to the brim.
- There is plenty of evidence regarding the outcome of the surge.
- Lilies and jasmines surge up on the crest of the waves of light.
- The high velocity wind and the storm surge devastated the coastline.
- If the surge is all you have got then you have got nothing to offer. —
- UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE ANCHOR: I hate to use the term surge, but did you see a surge in people after you ...
- The term surge has been used in relation to increasing U.S. troop levels and an increase certainly will take place.
- That word -- each time I heard the word "surge" I looked at my surge protector to see if it was doing its job or not.
- GATES: The term surge has been used in relation to increasing U.S. troop levels, and an increase certainly will take place.
- The momentary success of the surge is a peace bought only by the lives of American soldiers, acting as a buffer between the various factions.
- Take a stroll down the marketplace minus the flak jacket, hundreds of armed troops, and flying helicopter gunships to prove that the surge is a MIRAGE!
- Staples Inc., long a player on Cyber Monday, began offering weekly Monday promotions for its Web store on Nov. 7 — its earliest holiday start ever — and will continue them through Christmas in response to what it described as a surge in early visitor traffic.
- Liverpool's Big Four monopoly gives them the edge over Chelsea Droopy-draws Liverpool caught with their pants down as Manchester United and Chelsea take over Manchester United look red-hot for another title surge while Chelsea and Liverpool fight for scraps Super 14: The key men and the key roles in another Southern Hemisphere extravaganza Chris Toy
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