What is the meaning of tidal wave?

noun

  • An overwhelming manifestation of some emotion or phenomenon.
    • usage: "a tidal wave of nausea"; "the flood of letters hit him with the force of a tidal wave"; "a tidal wave of crime"
  • An unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide.
  • A wave resulting from the periodic flow of the tides that is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun. .
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