surge
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (electricity) A sudden electrical spike or increase of voltage and current.Examples: "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."
2. (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.
3. (nautical) The swell or heave of the sea (FM 55-501).Examples: "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."
4. (US, naval, often attributive) A deployment in large numbers at short notice.Examples: "surge capacity; surge fleet; surge deployment capabilities"USattributiveoften
5. (obsolete) A spring; a fountain.Examples: "1523-1525, John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners, Froissart's Chronicles all great rivers are gorged and assembled of various surges and springs of water"obsolete
verb (English)
1. (intransitive) To rush, flood, or increase suddenly.Examples: "Toaster sales surged last year."; "Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations."; "Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent."intransitive
2. (intransitive, aviation, of a jet engine) To experience a momentary reversal of airflow through the compressor section due to disruption of intake airflow.Examples: "Use of maximum reverse thrust at low speeds can cause the engine to surge from ingesting its own exhaust."intransitive
3. (transitive, nautical) To slack off a line.transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary