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EAGRE

• EAGRE (noun)
The noun EAGRE has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: EAGRE used as a noun is very rare.

• EAGRE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

aegir; eager; eagre; tidal bore; bore

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

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

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