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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
seiche
 
PRONUNCIATION:  ssh, sch
NOUN: A wave that oscillates in lakes, bays, or gulfs from a few minutes to a few hours as a result of seismic or atmospheric disturbances.
ETYMOLOGY:French dialectal, exposed lake bottom, probably from French sèche, feminine of sec, dry. See sec1.
 
 
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