English-Greek translations for tidal wave

• παλιρροϊκό κύμα
  Το παλιρροϊκό κύμα κάλυψε την ξηρά σε βάθος 22 μιλίων, πλημμυρίζοντας χωράφια και αφήνοντας πολλά από αυτά αλατωμένα σε πολύ μεγάλο βαθμό. The tidal wave swept inland for 22 miles, flooding fields and leaving many of them heavily salinated.

Definition of tidal wave

• A large and sudden rise and fall in the tide
• A large, sudden inundation of water from the storm surge, or waves of that surge
• A crest of ocean water; a wave

Examples

• The last tidal wave here killed twenty and left thousands homeless
• As the doors opened, a tidal wave of people flooded into the room
• I was overcome by a tidal wave of emotions

Related words

• tidal
• intertidal
• supratidal
• cotidal
• co-tidal
• infratidal
• tidal force
• tidal power
• tidal energy