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has gloss | eng: Tidal race (or tidal rapid) is a natural occurrence whereby a fast moving tide passes through a constriction resulting in the formation of waves, eddies and hazardous currents. The constriction can be a passage where the sides narrow, for example the Gulf of Corryvreckan and the Saltstraumen maelstrom, or an underwater obstruction (a reef or rising seabed), such as is found at the Portland Race. |
lexicalization | eng: Tidal race |
instance of | (noun) the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon tide |
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