seiche

/seɪʃ/
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Other forms: seiches

Definitions of seiche
  1. noun
    a wave on the surface of a lake or landlocked bay; caused by atmospheric or seismic disturbances
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    type of:
    undulation, wave
    (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
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