tsunami (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *tsunami*:
NOUN	event	tsunami	a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption

tsunami > pronunciation
Sounds	suwnaa'miy; tsuwnaa'miy
Rhymes	academy ... yummy: 83 rhymes with miy...

English > *tsunami*: 1 sense > noun 1, event
Meaning	A cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption.
Example	"a colossal tsunami destroyed the Minoan civilization in minutes"
Broader	calamity, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm	An event resulting in great loss and misfortune
Broader	wave, moving ridge	One of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid / liquid (especially across a large body of water)
Spanish	maremoto, tsunami
Catalan	tsunami

HyperDic: tsunami