Found 2 items, similar to eagre.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: eagre
eagre
n : a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by
colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) [syn:
tidal bore
,
bore,
aegir,
eager]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Eagre
Eagre
\Ea"gre\, n. [AS. e['a]gor, ?gor, in comp., water, sea,
e['a]gor-stre['a]m water stream, sea.]
A wave, or two or three successive waves, of great height and
violence, at flood tide moving up an estuary or river; --
commonly called the bore. See
Bore.