plash vs surge

plash

verb
  • To cause a splash. 

  • To cut partly, or to bend and intertwine the branches of. 

  • To splash or sprinkle with colouring matter. 

  • To bend down a bough (in order to pick fruit from it). 

  • To splash. 

noun
  • A splash, or the sound made by a splash. 

  • A small pool of standing water; a puddle. 

  • A sudden downpour. 

  • The branch of a tree partly cut or bent, and bound to, or intertwined with, other branches. 

surge

verb
  • To rush, flood, or increase suddenly. 

  • To slack off a line. 

  • To experience a momentary reversal of airflow through the compressor section due to disruption of intake airflow. 

  • To accelerate forwards, particularly suddenly. 

noun
  • A deployment in large numbers at short notice. 

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

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

  • A sudden transient rush, flood or increase. 

  • A momentary reversal of the airflow through the compressor section of a jet engine due to disruption of the airflow entering the engine's air intake, accompanied by loud banging noises, emission of flame, and temporary loss of thrust. 

  • A sudden electrical spike or increase of voltage and current. 

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

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