A sudden transient rush, flood or increase.
As President Obama turns his attention once again to filling out a cabinet and writing an Inaugural Address, this much is clear: he should not expect to bask in a surge of national unity, or to witness a crowd of millions overrun the Mall just to say they were there.
The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's forward/backward oscillation.
A sudden electrical spike or increase of voltage and current.
A power surge at that generator created a blackout across the whole district.
From Middle English surgen, possibly from Middle French sourgir, from Old French surgir (“to rise, ride near the shore, arrive, land”), from Old Catalan surgir, from Latin surgō, contraction of surrig...
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A ship surges forwards, sways sideways and heaves up.
To experience a momentary reversal of airflow through the compressor section due to disruption of intake airflow.
Use of maximum reverse thrust at low speeds can cause the engine to surge from ingesting its own exhaust.