tsunami
noun
tsu·na·mi
(t)su̇-ˈnä-mē 
plural tsunamis also tsunami
: a great sea wave produced especially by submarine earth movement or volcanic eruption : tidal wave
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When your dad’s laughter has subsided, please enjoy this video of what can only be called a tsunami of goats pouring down a road in the Berkeley Hills.
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John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024
Consider the subway line to Owings Mills and the continuing economic tsunami created by the opening of that line.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2024
Recent hirings show a push toward diversity But the diversity numbers have improved somewhat since the retirement tsunami, the study found.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2024
The impending tsunami Kivel describes in part derives from the use of synthetic oils in modern watches.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 16 June 2024
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John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024
Consider the subway line to Owings Mills and the continuing economic tsunami created by the opening of that line.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2024
Recent hirings show a push toward diversity But the diversity numbers have improved somewhat since the retirement tsunami, the study found.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2024
The impending tsunami Kivel describes in part derives from the use of synthetic oils in modern watches.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 16 June 2024
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tsunami
noun
tsu·na·mi
(t)su̇-ˈnäm-ē
: a great sea wave produced especially by an earthquake or volcanic eruption under the sea : tidal wave
Etymology
Japanese, from tsu "harbor" + nami "wave"
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