MEANING
A rise in sea level caused by storm winds and atmospheric pressure beyond the predicted tide.
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Words that belong together
- coastal storm surge
- storm-surge flooding
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The coastal storm surge reached the chapel steps.
Storm-surge flooding severed the road before the rain became heavy.
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Word forms
- Base
- storm surge
Usage notes
Primary category: environment. Forms: Singular storm surge; plural storm surges. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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