tsunami
IPA: tsunˈɑmi
noun
- A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption. Tsunami are usually a series of waves, or wave train.
- (figurative) A large and generally unstoppable surge.
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Examples of "tsunami" in Sentences
- Tsunami waves strike the town.
- Let's pray for the victims of the tsunami.
- A tsunami overwhelms the ships in the harbor.
- The 2004 tsunami is the deadliest in recorded history.
- And the Japanese, after all, invented the term tsunami.
- Many of the buildings were destroyed in the 2004 tsunami.
- A huge layer of silt was brought in by the waves of the Tsunami.
- Fortunately, the city avoided the tsunami that followed the earthquake.
- Tanjung Tokong was one of the areas afflicted by the 2004 tsunami disaster.
- All of the profits from the song went to the victims of the tsunami disaster.
- Earthquakes and tsunamis are not uncommon for the inhabitants of the islands.
- The term tsunami comes from two Japanese words that mean "harbor" and "wave."
- In the land that coined the term "tsunami," the word never came up in Nuclear Wonderland.
- Former Solicitor General Walter Dellinger predicts the decision will lead to what he calls a tsunami of challenges to state and local gun laws.
- In other words, in Japanese the word tsunami seems to cover any huge wave that could wipe out a town, be it caused by an especially high tide, a storm, or earthquake.
- "If the word tsunami originates from the Japanese language because earthquakes are a frequent event there why would anyone in their right mind build a nuclear reactor right on top of a fault line?"
- The question I find myself asking is: If the word tsunami originates from the Japanese language because earthquakes are a frequent event there why would anyone in their right mind build a nuclear reactor right on top of a fault line?
- The word tsunami is Japanese for harbor wave, and many times the worst physical damage comes once the waves enter the confines of a harbor, said Costas Synolakis, professor of civil and environmental engineering and director of the Tsunami Research Center at the University of Southern California.