tsunami
noun[C]
uk/tsuːˈnɑː.mi/us/tsuːˈnɑː.mi/anextremelylargewavecausedby aviolentmovementof theearthunder thesea:
海啸In 2004 anearthquaketriggereda tsunami thatdestroyedentirecommunitiesin Indonesia and othercountriesaround theIndianOcean.
Shelefttheareaafter shelostherhouseand herfamilyin thetsunami.
Synonym
tidal wave
a verylargeamountorquantityof something that isavailableor thatarrivessomewhere, and may bedifficulttodealwith:
There is a tsunamiofdataavailabletomedicalresearchrightnow.
There was a tsunamiofapplicationsfor thepostthat wasadvertisedrecently.
Synonym
tidal wave
- Thedestructioncausedby thetyphoonissimilarto thatbroughtby the 2004 BoxingDaytsunami in theIndianOcean.
 - Americansare beingaskedtodonatedirectlytocharitiesthat are alreadyprovidinghelpto tsunamivictims.
 - Everydaysince myhusbanddied, a tsunami ofgriefhasassaultedme.
 - Anyone withchildrenisfamiliarwith the tsunami ofplastictoysthat comescrashingthrough thehouse.
 
Waves
- bore
 - breaker
 - choppy
 - comber
 - crest
 - dumper
 - heavy
 - lap
 - overfall
 - rough
 - roughness
 - spume
 - standing wave
 - surf
 - swell
 - tidal wave
 - wake
 - wave
 - white horses
 - whitecaps
 
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Masses and large amounts of things