Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Anagrams | English word SURGE
SURGE
Definitions of SURGE
- A sudden transient rush, flood or increase.
- The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips.
- To accelerate forwards, particularly suddenly.
- The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's forward/backward oscillation.
- (electricity) A sudden electrical spike or increase of voltage and current.
- (aviation) A momentary reversal of the airflow through the compressor section of a jet engine due to disruption of the airflow entering the engine's air intake, accompanied by loud banging noises, emission of flame, and temporary loss of thrust.
- (nautical) The swell or heave of the sea (FM 55-501).
- (US, naval, often, attributive) A deployment in large numbers at short notice.
- (obsolete) A spring; a fountain.
- (intransitive) To rush, flood, or increase suddenly.
- (intransitive, aviation, of, a jet engine) To experience a momentary reversal of airflow through the compressor section due to disruption of intake airflow.
- (transitive, nautical) To slack off a line.
Number of letters
5
Is palindrome
No
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