seiche

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
seiche /seɪʃ/

▶noun a temporary disturbance or oscillation in the water level of a lake or partially enclosed body of water, especially one caused by changes in atmospheric pressure.

– origin C19: from Swiss Fr., perh. from Ger. Seiche ‘sinking (of water)’.

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