GROUNDSWELL


Meaning of GROUNDSWELL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgrau̇nd-ˌswel ]

noun

Date: 1786

1. usually ground swell : a broad deep undulation of the ocean caused by an often distant gale or seismic disturbance

2. : a rapid spontaneous growth (as of political opinion)

a groundswell of support

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.