seiche

Example Sentences

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Scientists estimate the waves, known as a seiche, were nearly 2 feet high.

From Los Angeles Times

Devils Hole is home to the endangered pupfish, a unique breed that can face short-term challenges following the geological phenomenon, technically called a seiche.

From Los Angeles Times

A seiche is a shift or oscillation of water levels on a closed lake, usually spurred by wind or air pressure differences.

From Washington Post

“The earthquake causes what’s called a seismic seiche, and it’s basically a sloshing of the water back and forth.”

From Los Angeles Times

This caused not a tsunami but what’s known as seiche waves, the back-and-forth sloshes sometimes seen in miniature in a bathtub.

From Washington Post