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Definition of SURGE

Surge
Surge Surge, n. [L. surgere, surrectum, to raise, to rise; sub under + regere to direct: cf. OF. surgeon, sourgeon, fountain. See Regent, and cf. Insurrection, Sortie, Source.] 1. A spring; a fountain. [Obs.] ``Divers surges and springs of water.' --Ld. Berners. 2. A large wave or billow; a great, rolling swell of water, produced generally by a high wind. He that doubteth is like the surge of the sea driven by the wind and tossed. --James i. 6 (Rev. Ver.) He flies aloft, and, with impetuous roar, Pursues the foaming surges to the shore. --Dryden. 3. The motion of, or produced by, a great wave. 4. The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips.
Surge
Surge Surge, v. i. 1. To swell; to rise hifg and roll. The surging waters like a mountain rise. --Spenser. 2. (Naut.) To slip along a windlass.
Surge
Surge Surge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surged; p. pr. & vb. n. Surging.] [Cf. F. surgir to cast anchor, to land. Cf. Surge, n.] (Naut.) To let go or slacken suddenly, as a rope; as, to surge a hawser or messenger; also, to slacken the rope about (a capstan).

Meaning of SURGE from wikipedia

- Look up surge in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Surge means a sudden transient rush or flood, and may refer to: Storm surge, the ons**** flow of water...
- A surge protector (or spike suppressor, surge suppressor, surge diverter, surge protection device (SPD) or transient voltage surge suppressor (TVSS)) is...
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- Look up power surge in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Power surge or Powersurge may refer to: Voltage spike Power excursion, a nuclear reactor accident...
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- A surge tank (or surge drum or surge pool) is a standpipe or storage reservoir at the downstream end of a closed aqueduct, feeder pipe, or dam to absorb...
- Such A Surge was a German alternative/rap rock band. The band was formed in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony in 1992 and broke up in 2006. Oliver Schneider...
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- A pyroclastic surge is a fluidised m**** of turbulent gas and rock fragments that is ejected during some volcanic eruptions. It is similar to a pyroclastic...