Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

tidal wave

Translate tidal wave | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish
Definition of tidal wave

noun

  • an exceptionally large ocean wave, especially one caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption.
  • a widespread or overwhelming manifestation of an emotion or phenomenon:a tidal wave of crime

tidal wave in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of tidal wave in the US English dictionary