Tsunami

Noun

 * 1) A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption.

Alternative forms

 * sunami (nonstandard)

Synonyms

 * tidal wave

Derived terms

 * megatsunami
 * teletsunami

Thesaurus
apoplexy, billow, bore, breakers, breakup, cataclysm, chop, choppiness, chopping sea, climax, comb, comber, convulsion, diastrophism, dirty water, disaster, eagre, fit, gravity wave, ground swell, heave, heavy sea, heavy swell, lift, lop, overthrow, paroxysm, peak, popple, quake, riffle, ripple, rise, roll, roller, rough water, scend, sea, send, spasm, stroke, surf, surge, swell, temblor, tidal bore, tidal wave, tide wave, trough, undulation, upheaval, water wave, wave, wavelet, white horses, whitecaps