Sentence examples for block surging from inspiring English sources

They have been installed in Europe and some American cities and are designed to close during a storm to block surging waters from reaching shore.

Permanent pumping stations at the mouths of the city's drainage canals would block surging water from Lake Pontchartrain and effectively pump water out of the city during storms as well.

The hope is that such a system could someday block surges from Long Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean into the East River and New York Harbor.

We could seal off power equipment in times of flood; build sluices near the coast that can shut to block surges; and even plant coastal forests as barriers to rising waters.

The oldest newest hand on the block, two surging solo albums suddenly under his belt after three decades of sharing the stage, the Smiths co-founder now has such a swagger, it seems very natural that he is visually, as well as musically, front and centre when he plays.

Around 2 30 a.m., Ms. Chriss, her 3-year-old daughter, 4-year-old son and a family of four tried to make it for high ground in a camper, but were blocked by surging water.

I'm not a particularly claustrophobic person, but the thought of walls closing in on me as strobic blocks surge towards my head is enough to force me into the fetal position.

Germany was invited too late to prepare a pavilion for the 1925 Exposition International but by the 1937 exhibition, its entry was a triumphant, neo-classical monument, a block of three surging columns topped by an eagle on a swastika.

The 23-year-old South Yorkshirewoman sprang from her blocks and surged clear of the field, crossing the finish line on the blue Olympiastadion track a decisive winner of her 100 metres hurdles heat in 12.93 seconds.

Out on St. Paul St. in Charles Village the heart of the Johns Hopkins University neighborhood the crowds were surging onto streets, blocking sidewalks and roaring every time a car honked.

Its ability to block a surge is rated in terms of joules; the higher the rating, the more it can handle.