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English noun: tsunami

1. tsunami (event) a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption


SamplesA colossal tsunami destroyed the Minoan civilization in minutes.


Broader (hypernym)calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, moving ridge, tragedy, wave









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