bore

Japanese: bore

…The degree of tidal influence is large when the difference between high and low tides is large, or when the mouth of an estuary is open like a trumpet. In particularly severe cases, tidal waves can form a wall of water and flow up the river channel during high tide. This is called a bore (also called a tidal bore, tidal tsunami, or flood storm). Examples include the Qiantang River, which flows into Hangzhou Bay in China, and the Seine River in France. In addition, where the width of a river channel narrows locally, the degree of tidal influence can be greater downstream than downstream. …

From [Pororoca]

…This phenomenon is seen in the lower Amazon basin in Brazil. It is called a boa in English. It appears during spring tides.

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…干満の差が大きい場合や，河口がらっぱ状に開いたエスチュアリーなどでも感潮の度合が大きく，特に著しい場合には上げ潮時に潮波が水壁をなして河道内をさかのぼることがある。これはボーアbore(潮津波，海嘯（かいしよう），暴漲端（ぼうちようたん）ともいう)とよばれ，中国の杭州湾に注ぐ銭塘江やフランスのセーヌ川などのものが知られる。また，河道の幅が局部的に狭くなるところでは，下流よりも感潮度を増すことがある。…