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押し寄せる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 押し寄せる.
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to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.); to rush for (the door); to inundate; to overwhelm; to push aside
Examples
ダムが切れて流域に大水が押し寄せた。
The dam gave way and sent a great flush of water down the valley.
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