English Explanatory Dictionary

Tunguska event

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A huge explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in Yeniseysk Governorate (now Krasnoyarsk Krai), Russia, on the morning of 30 June 1908, generally attributed to a meteor airburst.

Word forms

Tunguska event the Tunguska event

Synonyms

Tunguska incident

Related words

Tunguskan
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