Definition of eagre Eagre
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What does eagre mean?
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| eagre - a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) | ||
| tidal bore, bore, aegir, eager | ||
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Wiktionary 
- eagre (Noun)
A tidal bore .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- eagre (n.)
A wave, or two or three successive waves, of great height and violence, at flood tide moving up an estuary or river; -- commonly called the bore. See Bore.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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eagre
A wave caused by an incoming tide traveling up an estuary.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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eagre
ē′gėr, n. rise of the tide in a river (same as Bore). [Ety. dub.; hardly from A.S. égor, flood.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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eagre
The reciprocation of the freshes of various rivers, as for instance the Severn, with the flowing tide, sometimes presenting a formidable surge. The name seems to be from the Anglo-Saxon eágor, water, or Ægir, the Scandinavian god of the sea. (See BORE and HYGRE.)
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🔤- eagre, noun, singular of eagres.
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