Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A tidal bore.

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Examples

  • Pat also insisted we time the trek to coincide with a September mascaret (French for "tidal bore") on the Dordogne River, which we could ride before setting off on our trek.

    Outside Magazine Gear Reviews 2009

  • Twenty minutes and three miles later, the mascaret finally petered out.

    Outside Magazine Gear Reviews 2009

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