Difference between Billow and Surge

Billow

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To surge or roll in billows To swell out or bulge

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of water, smoke or sound

Surge

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The swell or heave of the sea. (FM 55-501).A sudden rush, flood or increase which is transient.A sudden electrical spike or increase of voltage and current.The maximum amplitude of a vehicles' forward/backward oscillation

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To rush, flood, or increase suddenly.To accelerate forwards, particularly suddenly.To slack off a line.

Example sentence: I think when people think of Pompeii, they think it was just destroyed by the volcano. Yes, it was the eruption of the volcano that eventually caused the pyroclastic surge that swept over Pompeii and destroyed it for good. But also, they had to face the effects of a very extreme earthquake and a tidal wave that swept in from the Bay of Naples.