Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA wave, in the form of a wall of water, formed by an incoming tide funnelling into an estuary.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
Broader
tidal flowtidal current
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan mascaret
- mascareta wall of water formed by an incoming tide funnelling into an estuary
Esperanto tajda kurondo
- tajda kurondoa wall of water formed by an incoming tide funnelling into an estuary
Finnish vuorovesiporras, vuoksiaalto
- vuorovesiporrasa wall of water formed by an incoming tide funnelling into an estuary
- vuoksiaaltoa wall of water formed by an incoming tide funnelling into an estuary
French mascaret
- mascareta wall of water formed by an incoming tide funnelling into an estuary
German Gezeitenwelle
- Gezeitenwellea wall of water formed by an incoming tide funnelling into an estuary
Māori rōrea
- rōreaa wall of water formed by an incoming tide funnelling into an estuary
Polish fala skacząca
- fala skaczącaa wall of water formed by an incoming tide funnelling into an estuary
Portuguese macaréu
- macaréua wall of water formed by an incoming tide funnelling into an estuary
Russian бор
- бор (bor)a wall of water formed by an incoming tide funnelling into an estuary
Welsh ton lanw, eger
- ton lanwa wall of water formed by an incoming tide funnelling into an estuary
- egera wall of water formed by an incoming tide funnelling into an estuary
Cite this entry
APA
tidal bore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tidal%20bore
MLA
“tidal bore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tidal%20bore. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tidal bore,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tidal%20bore.
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