tsunami

Definition of Tsunami in English :

1. tsunami

a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption

Example Sentences:
'a colossal tsunami destroyed the Minoan civilization in minutes'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Tsunami

noun plural -mis or -mi

1.

a large, often destructive, sea wave produced by a submarine earthquake, subsidence, or volcanic eruption. Sometimes incorrectly called a tidal wave

2.

a sudden increase in or overwhelming number or volume of

the tsunami of Olympic visitors

nounWord forms: plural tsuˈnamis or tsuˈnami

a huge sea wave caused by a great disturbance under an ocean, as a strong earthquake or volcanic eruption

n. pl. tsu·na·mis or tsunami

A very large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption.