| Surge (surge) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Surge |
| [L. surgere,
surrectum, to raise, to rise; sub under + regere
to direct: cf. OF. surgeon, sourgeon, fountain. See
Regent, and cf. Insurrection, Sortie,
Source.] |
A spring; a fountain.
A large wave or billow; a great, rolling
swell of water, produced generally by a high wind.
The motion of, or produced by, a great
wave.
The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a
capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips.
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To
swell; to rise hifg and roll.
To slip along a
windlass.
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To let go
or slacken suddenly, as a rope] as, to surge a hawser or
messenger; also, to slacken the rope about (a capstan).
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