tidal waves
Massive sea swells
Tidal waves are large, destructive ocean waves, especially those caused by underwater earthquakes or volcanic activity—technically called tsunamis.
The term is imprecise since these waves have nothing to do with tides.
Figuratively, a tidal wave is any overwhelming surge: a tidal wave of public support, a tidal wave of refugees.
- storm surgeWind-driven coastal flooding
- tsunamiSeismic sea surge
- wall of waterVertical advancing flood
- earthquakeSeismic ground movement
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
rising waters · natural disasters · act of God · seas · deluge · ocean · surge · inundation · cataclysm · engulf · swept away · overwhelming · Poseidon · crashing · ocean currents · coastal flooding · seawater · destruction
- tsunamistsunami, megatsunami, tsunami warning, tsunami alerts, runup
- disastersdisaster, earthquake, earthquakes, catastrophe, floods
- ocean photosseascape, ocean horizon, ocean sunset, underwater shots, beach photos
- Bay of BengalBay of Bengal, Sundarbans, Ganges Delta, Ganges River, Brahmaputra River
- Atlantic OceanNorth Atlantic, South Atlantic, Gulf Stream, Bermuda Triangle, Sargasso Sea
- water dreamsunderwater, floating, diving, deep water
tidal wavescalm waters
Undisturbed body of liquid
still waters · calm seas · ripples · dead calm · wavelets
tidal waveslow tide
Sea at minimum level
neap tide · ebb tide · receding waters · drought · still pond
tidal wavestrickle
Thin, slow stream
drip · gradual change · standstill · dribble · drop in the bucket
time, wave, tide, wavy, waves, waver, tides, tidal, wavering