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What is a tidal wave?

What is a tidal wave? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A large and sudden rise and fall in the tide.
  2. (proscribed) A large, sudden, and disastrous wave of water caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean; a tsunami. (See Usage notes below.)
  3. (proscribed) A large, sudden inundation of water from the storm surge, or waves of that surge.
  4. (figuratively) A sudden and powerful surge.
  5. (archaic) A crest of ocean water; a wave.
  6. (oceanography) A crest of ocean water resulting from tidal forces.
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