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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This picture taken by a Miyako City official on March 11, 2011 and released on March 18, 2011 shows a tsunami breeching an embankment and flowing into the city of Miyako in Iwate prefecture shortly...
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john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
But in total, more than 680,000 Californians are in a tsunami hazard area during the daytime.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
The restaurant is named for Shi’s late sister Hannah Lei Shi, who died in the 2004 Southeast Asia tsunami.
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Analysts say Novo Nordisk didn’t see the demand tsunami coming.
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Joe Edwards
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
But in total, more than 680,000 Californians are in a tsunami hazard area during the daytime.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
The restaurant is named for Shi’s late sister Hannah Lei Shi, who died in the 2004 Southeast Asia tsunami.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 5 June 2025
Analysts say Novo Nordisk didn’t see the demand tsunami coming.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 1 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for tsunami
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“Tsunami.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tsunami. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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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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