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surges
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Definitions ofsurges
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- A sudden transient rush, flood or increase.
Example: "He felt a surge of excitement."
- The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's forward/backward oscillation
- A sudden electrical spike or increase of voltage and current.
Example: "A power surge at that generator created a blackout across the whole district."
- 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.
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