vloedgolf
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of vloed (“flood; rising/high tide”) + golf (“wave”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]vloedgolf m (plural vloedgolven, diminutive vloedgolfje n)
- (literally) A tidal wave, large and sudden rise and fall in the tide causing a massive flood of water.
- (figuratively) Any flood, a crushing mass, an endless sequence.
Synonyms
[edit]- (figurative) lawine