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101surge — ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY GLOSSARY A ring shaped cloud of gas and suspended solid debris that moves radially outward at high velocity as a density flow from the base of a vertical eruption column accompanying a volcanic eruption or crater… …
102surge — I. n. Wave, billow, breaker, roller, white horse. II. v. n. 1. Swell, rise high. 2. (Naut.) Slip back. III. v. a. (Naut.) Slack up suddenly (as a rope round a pin), let go …
103surge — n 1. gush, rush, stream, flow, efflux, effusion, outpouring; upsurge, rise, ascension, upsweep, upcurve, uptrend, ungrowth, upgoing; increase, acceleration, inflation, escalation, intensification; takeoff, rocketing, soaring, skyrocketing. 2.… …
104surge — Hū, hō ale, hānupa, hānupanupa, haulani, ha i ale, hakuko i, ha anopu, kāhela, māpu, loku, ho onu a, nape, kuahaka, ho oui, kāhela, ma alewa, paiāha a. Her love surges forth, māpu mai kona aloha, hū a ela kona aloha …
105surge — [1] A drive problem where the vehicle on its own seems to gain power for a brief moment and then back down to the previous speed. The reason the engine will not run at a steady speed and surges is probably due to very lean air fuel mixture… …
106surge — [15] Latin surgere meant literally ‘lead up from below’, hence ‘rise’ – it originated as a compound verb formed from the prefix sub ‘up from below’ and regere ‘rule’, hence ‘lead’ (source of English regiment, region, etc). English acquired it via …
107surge channel — a deep channel through which water moves in and out …
108surge pool — a rock pool situated at low tide level and partially open to the sea such that water flows in and out except during the calmest weather …
109surge protector — a small device to protect a computer, telephone, television set, or the like from damage by high voltage electrical surges. * * * …
110surge suppressor — noun A multi plug device that usually grounds most energy and absorbs some energy in an electrical spike …
