Tsunami Definition

tso͝o-nämē
tsunamis
noun
A huge sea wave caused by a great disturbance under an ocean, as a strong earthquake or volcanic eruption.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Tsunami

Noun

Singular:
tsunami
Plural:
tsunamis

Origin of Tsunami

  • Japanese tsu harbor nami wave (so called because tsunamis generally pass unnoticed on the open sea, causing a slight swell, but rise to cause damage in the shallow waters of harbors)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Japanese 津波 / 津浪 (つなみ (tsunami, “seismic sea wave", literally “harbour wave")).

    From Wiktionary

Tsunami Sentence Examples

  • We moved to adjacent land with a higher elevation in case there was a tsunami after the earthquake.

  • The humanitarian crisis of the tsunami is not yet over.

  • One year on, the relief effort continues to repair the damage caused by the tsunami.

  • Paul McCartney - Sir Paul donated a whopping $1.9 million to the southeast Asian 2004 tsunami relief efforts.

  • Once, when a Tsunami of blood shot from one victim, the frame-rate decreased dramatically and the controls would not respond correctly.

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Words Starting With

TTSTSU

Words Ending With

IMIAMI

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With T7 Letter Words Ending With I