tsunami
noun /tsuːˈnɑːmi/
/tsuːˈnɑːmi/
(from Japanese)- an extremely large wave in the sea caused, for example, by an earthquake
- A tsunami early warning system was set up in Hawaii.
- The tsunami caused immeasurable damage.
WordfinderTopics The environmentb2- avalanche
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Oxford Collocations DictionaryTsunami is used before these nouns:- disaster
- relief
- survivor
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Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Japanese, from tsu ‘harbour’ + nami ‘wave’.