'tidal bore' definitions:
Definition of 'tidal bore'
noun
A high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) [syn: tidal bore,
bore,
eagre,
aegir,
eager]
Definition of 'tidal bore'
- Eagre \Ea"gre\, n. [AS. e['a]gor, ?gor, in comp., water, sea,
e['a]gor-stre['a]m water stream, sea.]
A wave, or two or three successive waves, of great height and
violence, at flood tide moving up an estuary or river; --
commonly called the bore or tidal bore. See Bore.
Ealderman
