English-Estonian translations for tsunami

• tsunami
  Mida me tegime, kui tsunami nõudis hulgaliselt ohvreid? What did we do when a tsunami claimed scores of victims?
  Seega on see katastroof isegi suurem kui 2004. aasta tsunami Aasias. This makes the catastrophe even bigger than the 2004 Asian tsunami.
  Ma olin kohal, kui tsunami ründas kõigepealt Sri Lankat ja seejärel Indoneesiat. I was present at the tsunami which hit Sri Lanka and then later Indonesia.

Definition of tsunami

• A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption. Tsunami are usually a series of waves, or wave train

Related words

• megatsunami
• teletsunami
• tsunami warning