storm surge meaning in Bangla — ঘূর্ণিঝড়ে

Meaning

A rise in sea level pushed inland by a cyclone's wind and low pressure.

Example sentences

The storm surge reached four metres.জলোচ্ছ্বাস চার মিটার পর্যন্ত উঠেছিল।
Most deaths came from the storm surge.বেশির ভাগ মৃত্যু হয়েছিল জলোচ্ছ্বাসেই।

Common phrases with “storm surge”

a four-metre storm surgeচার মিটার জলোচ্ছ্বাস
storm surge warningজলোচ্ছ্বাসের সতর্কতা
protect against storm surgeজলোচ্ছ্বাস থেকে রক্ষা

A common mistake

The tidal wave killed thousands on the coast.→The storm surge killed thousands on the coast.

A storm surge is driven by wind and pressure, not by the tide, though a high tide makes it worse. A tsunami — not a tidal wave either — comes from an earthquake. In Bangladesh's cyclones the surge, not the wind, does most of the killing.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: tidal surge, flood

Similar words, and what each means

tidal surge
জোয়ারের জলোচ্ছ্বাস
A sudden rise of seawater above normal levels, often during a storm.
flood
বন্যা, প্লাবন
A large amount of water covering land that is usually dry.
tidal surge
জোয়ারের জলোচ্ছ্বাস
A sudden rise of seawater above normal levels, often during a storm.

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ঘূর্ণিঝড়ে সাগরের পানির অস্বাভাবিক উত্থান — storm surge (noun) — ঘূর্ণিঝড়ে সাগরের পানির অস্বাভাবিক উত্থান. A rise in sea level pushed inland by a cyclone's wind and low pressure.
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tidal surge — tidal surge — জোয়ারের জলোচ্ছ্বাস. A sudden rise of seawater above normal levels, often during a storm.