English Explanatory Dictionary

teletsunami

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tsunami that travels more than 1000 kilometres from its origin before reaching land.

Pronunciation

telə-tso͞o-nä'mi /tɛlətsuˈnɑːmi/

Word forms

teletsunami teletsunamis

Etymology

From tele- + tsunami.

Related words

ice tsunami megatsunami meteotsunami tsunami earthquake flood natural disaster seaquake seiche tidal wave
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