TSUNAMI
Dictionary entry overview: What does tsunami mean? • TSUNAMI (noun)
The noun TSUNAMI has 1 sense:
1. a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption
Familiarity information: TSUNAMI used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TSUNAMI (noun)
Meaning:
A cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Context example:
a colossal tsunami destroyed the Minoan civilization in minutes
Hypernyms ("tsunami" is a kind of...):
calamity; cataclysm; catastrophe; disaster; tragedy (an event resulting in great loss and misfortune)
moving ridge; wave (one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water))
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