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The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A watery ridge rushing violently up an estuary, due to a strong tidal wave travelling up a gradually narrowing channel. Bores are common in the estuary of the Ganges and other Asiatic rivers, in those of Brazil, and at the mouth of the Severn, in England.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Bore'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​b/bore.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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