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tsunami

noun

tsu·​na·​mi (t)su̇-ˈnä-mē How to pronounce tsunami (audio)
plural tsunamis also tsunami
: a great sea wave produced especially by submarine earth movement or volcanic eruption : tidal wave
tsunamic adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In this era, broadcasters can drown fans in a tsunami of win probabilities and exit velocities. Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2022 Meanwhile, Oregon has been caught in a tsunami of deaths resulting from overdoses on the very drugs the state decriminalized. Jeff Eager, National Review, 7 Feb. 2022 Since the explosion, the vast majority of Tongans have been affected by falling ash, and three people were killed in the tsunami last week. Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Jan. 2022 Atata, which is about a 30-minute boat ride from Tonga’s capital Nuku’alofa, has been almost entirely destroyed in the tsunami that hit the islands. NBC News, 20 Jan. 2022 Two people have been reported missing, according to the United Nations, and at least one person died in the tsunami. New York Times, 17 Jan. 2022 My example is just one in a tsunami of bad customer experiences. Jeffrey Ton, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021 Otherwise, their narrow majorities could be wiped away in a tsunami that makes 1994 or 2010 look like a blue wave by comparison. W. James Antle Iii, The Week, 7 Oct. 2021 Some 3,200 of its 160,000 people died in the tsunami. Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Japanese, from tsu harbor + nami wave

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tsunami was in 1896

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