Meaning of Surge | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A sudden transient rush, flood or increase.
2. The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's forward/backward oscillation.
3. A sudden electrical spike or increase of voltage and current.
4. 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.
5. The swell or heave of the sea (FM 55-501).
6. A deployment in large numbers at short notice.
   US, attributive, often
7. A spring; a fountain.
   obsolete
8. The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips.

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Examples

“As President Obama turns his attention once again to filling out a cabinet and writing an Inaugural Address, this much is clear: he should not expect to bask in a surge of national unity, or to witness a crowd of millions overrun the Mall just to say they were there.”

“He felt a surge of excitement.”

“A power surge at that generator created a blackout across the whole district.”

“When the diesel was being worked full out, the ammeter normally showed about 1,500-1,600 amps, with occasional surges of current at starting or up the steepest gradients to 1,700 or even 1,800 amps.”

“He that doubteth is like the surge of the sea driven by the wind and tossed.”

“He flies aloft, and, with impetuous roar, / Pursues the foaming surges to the shore.”

“surge capacity; surge fleet; surge deployment capabilities”

“1523-1525, John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners, Froissart's Chronicles all great rivers are gorged and assembled of various surges and springs of water”

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