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# tsunami

noun (a tsunami, tsunamis)

«tsunami» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A tsunami is a huge sea wave, or series of waves, caused by an earthquake, volcano or landslide under the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tsunami/#m1)
2. A tsunami can also mean a huge amount of something arriving at once, like a tsunami of emails. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tsunami/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography and safety lessons tsunamis show the power of earthquakes; warning signs are a strong earthquake near the coast or the sea pulling far back from the shore — go to high ground at once. Phrases: «tsunami warning», «a tsunami hit», «tsunami evacuation route».

### Examples

- A tsunami can travel across the whole ocean. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tsunami/#x1)
- The earthquake caused a tsunami. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tsunami/#x2)
- If the sea suddenly goes far out, go to high ground at once. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tsunami/#x3)
- The town has signs showing the tsunami evacuation route. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tsunami/#x4)
- The tsunami flooded the coast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tsunami/#x5)
- Scientists can send out tsunami warnings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tsunami/#x6)
- A tsunami is not caused by wind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tsunami/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Japanese word meaning «harbour wave»; the t is often silent in English: soo-NAH-mee. Trap: a tsunami is not a «tidal wave» — tides do not cause it. A tsunami may be a series of waves, so do not go back to the beach after the first one.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «tsunami» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tsunami/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tsunami» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tsunami.html) on Mova free.