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AEGIR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
Synonyms:
aegir; bore; eager; eagre; tidal bore
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("aegir" is a kind of...):
tidal current; tidal flow (the water current caused by the tides)