tsunaminoun [ C ]
uk/tsuːˈnɑː.mi/us/tsuːˈnɑː.mi/an extremely large wave caused by a violent movement of the earth under the sea
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Waves
- bore
- break
- breaker
- choppy
- crest
- dumper
- heavy
- lap
- overfall
- ripple
- roller
- rough
- spume
- standing wave
- swell
- tidal wave
- wake
- wave
- whitecaps
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Examples from literature
- A tsunami followed minutes after this and killed thousands of people.
- And then the tsunami came.
- It shows that a tsunami is coming.
- The tsunami damaged the town.
- Tsunami is a Japanese word, but now we all know what it means.