tidal wave

The contest is staged in a former slate quarry that was flooded by a tidal wave in 1881.

The recent surge in reactionary politics has been accompanied by a tidal wave of “trad” propaganda, which argues that feminism is bad for women and they would be happier in circumvented roles at home.

He is worried that the "tidal wave of nicotine pouch use" that has hit Sweden - the home of the original, tobacco-based snus - will soon hit the UK.

Ms Russell said: "This authority, like many, many across the nation, is trying very hard to deal with a tidal wave of demand with its hands tied behind its backs."

Bill said the industrial revolution was a "tidal wave of change" but this progress came at a "great price".