Mangrove forests stabilize the coastline, reducing erosion from storm surges, currents, waves, and tides.
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Surges
Synonyms for "surges" (356 found)
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billowrushscendtideaccessaccessionaccretionaccrualaccruementaccumulationadditionadvanceaffluenceaffluxaffluxionaggrandizementamplificationanabasisappreciationarise
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crashcrescendocrosscurrentcrowdcurl upwardscurrentdashdatedeafendefluxiondevelopmentdindirty waterdizzy rounddownflowdownpourdraindrain outdriftdriftage
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eagreebbebb and floweddyedemaelevationemptyenlargementescaladeexhaustexpansionextensionfill the airfind ventflock togetherfloodflowflow backflow inflow outflow togetherflowingfluencyflushfluxforgatherfountainfullnessfusegaingang aroundgang upgathergather aroundgo upgravity wavegreateningground swellgrow upgrowthgurgegushgush outgustgyregyring upheaveheavy seaheavy swellherd togetherhikehivehordehuddleincreaseincrementinflationinflowinrushintensityissuejetjumpleagueleaplevitatelevitationliftlinkloomloploudishnessloudnessmaelstrommakemassmeetmergemillmill runmillracemountmounting
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multiplicationmusteronrushonward courseoutburstoutflowoutpourpeakpealpirouetteplaypopplepourpour outproductivenessproliferationpulsateraceraiserally
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Strewn here and there behold / arms, planks, lone swimmers in the surges grey, / and treasures snatched from Trojan homes away.
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Far off is seen, above the billowy mere, / Trinacrian AEtna, and the distant roar / of ocean and the beaten rocks we hear, / and the loud burst of breakers on the shore; / high from the shallows leap the surges hoar, / and surf and sand mix eddying.
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Mangroves are trees that live in marshes or tidal shores and grow in salty water. Their roots form dense thickets that help prevent erosion and provide a natural buffer against storm surges.
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