tsunami
Saysoo-NAH-mee/(t)suːˈnɑːmi/
Pluraltsunami, tsunamis
- 1A huge, dangerous ocean wave caused by something like an undersea earthquake or volcano.
Like a wall of water rushing onto the land.
A tsunami swept over the harbor minutes after the quake out at sea.
People ran to high ground when they heard a tsunami was coming.
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- 2A huge, powerful flood of something that is hard to stop.
Like a giant wave of things coming at you all at once.
A tsunami of orders hit the small shop after the video went viral.
She faced a tsunami of emails when she got back from vacation.
Similarflood, deluge, torrent, wave, avalanche
Oppositetrickle
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Origin
It comes from Japanese tsunami, made from tsu meaning "harbour" and nami meaning "wave."