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SEICHE

\sˈa͡ɪx], \sˈa‍ɪx], \s_ˈaɪ_x]\

Definitions of SEICHE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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a wave on the surface of a lake or landlocked bay; caused by atmospheric or seismic disturbances

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a wave on the surface of a lake or landlocked bay; caused by atmospheric or seismic disturbances

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

s[=a]sh, n. a remarkable fluctuation of the level observed on the Lake of Geneva and other Swiss lakes, probably due to local variations in the barometric pressure. [Fr.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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