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▸ noun: The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's forward/backward oscillation.
▸ noun: (electricity) A sudden electrical spike or increase of voltage and current.
▸ noun: (aviation) 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.
▸ noun: (nautical) The swell or heave of the sea (FM 55-501).
▸ noun: (US, naval, often attributive) A deployment in large numbers at short notice.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A spring; a fountain.
▸ noun: The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To rush, flood, or increase suddenly.
▸ verb: To accelerate forwards, particularly suddenly.
▸ verb: (intransitive, aviation, of a jet engine) To experience a momentary reversal of airflow through the compressor section due to disruption of intake airflow.
▸ verb: (transitive, nautical) To slack off a line.
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