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bore

Surge of tidal water up an estuary or a river, caused by the funnelling of the rising tide by a narrowing river mouth. A very high tide, possibly fanned by wind, may build up when it is held back by a river current in the river mouth. The result is a broken wave, a metre or a few feet high, that rushes upstream.

Famous bores are found in the rivers Severn (England), Seine (France), Hooghly (India), and Chang Jiang (China), where bores of over 4 m/13 ft have been reported.

bore

In music, the internal diameter of tubing of a brass or woodwind instrument. The diameter of the bore affects the character of the instrument's tone.



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Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken, "Doubtless," said I, "what it utters is its only stock and store Caught from some unhappy master whom unmerciful Disaster Followed fast and followed faster till his songs one burden bore -- Till the dirges of his Hope that melancholy burden bore Of "Never -- nevermore.
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Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken, "Doubtless," said I, "what it utters is its only stock and store, Caught from some unhappy master whom unmerciful Disaster Followed fast and followed faster till his songs one burden bore-- Till the dirges of his Hope that melancholy burden bore Of 'Never--nevermore.
The Raven by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
"No doubt about that," replied Morgan; "but it is very destructive, and ends by enlarging the bore of the pieces.
From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
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