surge
/sɜːdʒ/ · noun
Meaning
- A sudden transient rush, flood or increase.
- The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's forward/backward oscillation
- A sudden electrical spike or increase of voltage and current.
- The swell or heave of the sea. (FM 55-501).
- A spring; a fountain.
- The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips.
- To rush, flood, or increase suddenly.
- To accelerate forwards, particularly suddenly.
- To slack off a line.
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