AEGIR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)

Synonyms:

aegir; bore; eager; eagre; tidal bore

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("aegir" is a kind of...):

tidal current; tidal flow (the water current caused by the tides)

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