OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 9917

tsunami

/(t)suːˈnɑːmi/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
maremoto • tsunami
A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption; often a series of waves (a wave train).
A tsunami struck Japan recently.
A wave simulator in the tank can re-enact tsunamis and northeasters, and imitate wave conditions from midocean.