aegir

• Существительное, обозначающее высокую, часто опасную волну, вызванную приливным течением, например, при столкновении приливных потоков или в узком устье реки.

A noun referring to a high, often dangerous wave caused by tidal flow, such as when colliding tidal currents meet or in a narrow estuary.

1. Tidal wave or boreC2formal

   A large, often dangerous wave caused by the meeting of tidal currents or by the flow of a river into a narrow estuary.

   Приливная волна или бор

   • The aegir surged up the river, surprising the fishermen.
   • Sailors in the estuary are wary of the sudden aegir.
   • The aegir can reach several feet in height in certain conditions.

   Синонимыboreeagretidal bore