Surges

Word SURGES
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Definitions and meanings of "Surges"

What do we mean by surges?

A sudden transient rush, flood or increase.

The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's forward/backward oscillation

A sudden electrical spike or increase of voltage and current.

The swell or heave of the sea. (FM 55-501).

A spring; a fountain.

The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips.

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The word "surges" in example sentences

McCain surges ahead in the polls based on his choice of a trans-gendered running mate? ❋ Unknown (2008)

And they seem to often fall vicitim to short-term surges, probably as a result of their weighting problem. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I would think one could safely conclude that if this overwhelmed the levees (albeit in a novel way), then it is probably safe to say that a direct hit with 20-30 ft storm surges from a cat 5 hurricane would also have caused the levees to fail. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Kennedy also liked the wireless system's ability to easily and dynamically adjust and re-deploy sensors as his colocation customers install new equipment, or perform short-term surges for tech refreshes or testing. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The new data center also provides customized packages of managed services on a per-project basis, suited for organizations that need to meet drastic short-term surges in computing requirements. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Finally, the facility offers customizable managed service plans on a per-project basis, providing customers with new capacity for meeting drastic short-term surges in their computing requirements. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Sen. Joseph Lieberman, the hawkish independent Democrat, for example, called in January for an enhanced effort in Afghanistan built around six linked "surges" - in troop strength, strategic coherence, civilian resources, "native" support, regional integration, and political commitment. ❋ Unknown (2009)

At this point I don’t write every day, but go in surges instead, since I work a full-time job and it’s easier for me to do a 10K surge on a weekend than it is to hammer away on smaller sections throughout the week. ❋ Unknown (2010)

These issues are not easily remedied by troop surges, which is why the timing is right to change course. ❋ PhD Robert Barrett (2011)

Doc Mchebert - "When the creek starts to rise" - COming from a man who lived throught the storm surges, that is a very prescient phrase. ❋ Aka TBTAM (2008)

But Clinton said the military operation was increasingly matched by two additional "surges" -- a civilian effort to bolster Afghanistan's government and a diplomatic push to bring the war to an end. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Broadcom agreed yesterday to buy NetLogic Microsystems Inc. for $3.6 billion to gain chips that manage Internet traffic as demand for data-heavy video streaming and online phone calls surges. ❋ Unknown (2011)

For example, SIRT1 chops off expression surges in many breast, colon, and liver cancers. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Judging from what's been allowed into the open by the usual Woodward pre-publication ritual, it is riveting – President Obama forging compromise "surges" in response to the mutually exclusive demands of the Pentagon in one ear and the sceptics, led by his vice-president Joe Biden, in the other. ❋ Ed Vulliamy (2010)

Possible but when you drive any car you have more risk of being killed by a drunk driver than what appears to be a statistically minute number of throttle "surges". ❋ Unknown (2010)

No, in Eric's World, McCain "surges" to one-point leads; Obama "clings" to them. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Now, as Jason Ditz "" an indispensible chronicler of the Terror War in Central Asia "" points out, the Americans are adopting the Soviets 'own failed strategy in Afghanistan: death-dealing military "surges" combined with wads of cash thrown blindly into the economic chaos caused by the military action. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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