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Tunguska event

Tunguska event proper noun: a huge explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in Yeniseysk Governorate (now Krasnoyarsk Krai), Russia, on the morning of 30 June 1908, generally attributed to a meteor airburst.

Proper noun

the Tunguska event

  1. (historical) A huge explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in Yeniseysk Governorate (now Krasnoyarsk Krai), Russia, on the morning of 30 June 1908, generally attributed to a meteor airburst.
    Synonyms:
    Tunguska incident

Synonyms of Tunguska event

  • Tunguska incident

Questions about Tunguska event

What does Tunguska event mean?
Tunguska event means a huge explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in Yeniseysk Governorate (now Krasnoyarsk Krai), Russia, on the morning of 30 June 1908, generally attributed to a meteor airburst.
What part of speech is Tunguska event?
Tunguska event is a proper noun.

Words near Tunguska event in the dictionary

  1. Tungus
  2. Tunguses
  3. Tungusian
  4. Tungusic
  5. tungusite
  6. Tunguska event
  7. Tunguskan
  8. Tungusological
  9. Tungusologist
  10. Tungusologists
  11. Tungusology

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