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tsunamis

tsunamis is the plural of tsunami.

Meaning of tsunami

Noun

tsunami (plural tsunami or tsunamis)

  1. 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.
  2. (figuratively) A large and generally unstoppable surge.
    • It seemed that what started out as a handful of isolated cases gradually turned into a tsunami of complaints.2009, John Bernard Kelly, An Accidental Atheist: A Memoir, Aquinine books, →ISBN, page 306

Phrases with tsunamis

Questions about tsunamis

What is tsunamis the plural of?
Tsunamis is the plural of tsunami.

Words near tsunamis in the dictionary

  1. tsunamic
  2. tsunamigenesis
  3. tsunamigenic
  4. tsunamiite
  5. tsunamilike
  6. tsunamis
  7. tsunauchi
  8. tsundere
  9. tsunderes
  10. Tsuneko
  11. Tsunemi

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