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tsunami::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, moving ridge, tragedy, wave |
a colossal tsunami destroyed the Minoan civilization in minutes.
Examples of tsunami
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After hearing about the tsunami, he drove back as fast as the roads would allow.
From the sacbee.com
Hours might separate tsunami waves, and the first one is not always the biggest.
From the sacbee.com
It's the same kind of quake that caused the devastating 2004 Indonesian tsunami.
From the thenewstribune.com
More than 9,000 people have died from the tsunami and 13,261 people are missing.
From the abcnews.go.com
Her home was swept away in the tsunami and her cousin was still unaccounted for.
From the sacbee.com
The aftermath of the 2004 tsunami also brought another change in relief efforts.
From the edition.cnn.com
The 2004 tsunami that devastated Indonesia also hit the eastern shores of Kenya.
From the abcnews.go.com
See our Japan page for the latest reports on Fukushima and the tsunami clean-up.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The markets were poised to take the earthquake, and even the tsunami, in stride.
From the suntimes.com
- A cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption; "a colossal tsunami destroyed the Minoan civilization in minutes"
- Tsunami was an American indie rock band from Arlington, Virginia, formed by housemates Jenny Toomey and Kristin Thomson in late 1990 to play at New Year's party . They enlisted former housemate John Pamer to play drums and Andrew Webster from Jenny's previous band Geek to complete the line up.
- Tsunami, in comics, may refer to: *Tsunami (DC Comics), a character *Tsunami (Marvel Comics), an imprint
- Tsunami is an album released in 1999. It contains ten tracks picked by Tsunami Tranceport, and was released under the Kinetic Label.
- Tsunami is a DC Comics superhero. She first appeared in All-Star Squadron #33 (May 1984) as a super-villain working for the Japanese Emperor. Outside of this title and Young All-Stars, Tsunami did not reappear in "modern" times until Aquaman vol. 5 #23. ...
- "Tsunami" is a song by the Southern All Stars, released as their forty-fourth single on January 26, 2000.
- (Tsunamis) huge tidal waves caused by submarine earthquakes
- (Tsunamis) Giant waves which are formed by any large-scale, short-duration disturbance of the free sea surface. Caused generally by an earthquake of magnitude greater than 6.5 on the Richter scale. ...
- (pronounced tsoo-NAH-mee)a series of giant ocean waves caused by a large displacement of water.
