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bore

1. Same as hydraulic jump. 2. A tidal wave that propagates as a solitary wave with a steep leading edge up certain rivers. Bore formation is favored in wedge-shaped shoaling estuaries at times of spring tides. Other local names include eagre (River Trent, England), pororoca (Amazon, Brazil), and mascaret (Seine, France).

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