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Definition of Tsunamis
1. tsunami [n] - See also: tsunami
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tsunamis
Literary usage of Tsunamis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Establishing Programs and Priorities for the Seismic Rehabilitation of (1993)
"tsunamis What Causes a Tsunami? tsunamis are water waves that are caused by sudden
... tsunamis are often called tidal waves, but this term is a misnomer. ..."
2. Mexico's Pacific Coast by Vivien Lougheed (2004)
"... 150-175 kph 111-130 mph' 176-210 kph 131-155 mph/ 211-250 kph over 155 mph/
250 kph tsunamis Expected damage Minimum damage caused mostly to vegetation. ..."
3. Geological Disasters in the Philippines: The July 1990 Earthquake and the by Giovanni Rantucci (1995)
"2.2.2 Earthquakes and tsunamis ;£ CW _-*• DISTRIBUTION OF EPICENTERS ...
Twenty-seven known tsunamis affected the Philippine coasts from 1603 to 1975. ..."
4. This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonicsby W. Jacquelyne Kious, Robert I. Tilling by W. Jacquelyne Kious, Robert I. Tilling (1996)
"tsunamis are often mistakenly called "tidal waves" when, in fact, they have
nothing to do ... Rather, tsunamis are seismic sea waves caused by earthquakes, ..."
5. Mystery of Tammuz 17 by Herbert R. Stollorz (2005)
"Asteroids, Earthquakes and tsunamis December 26, 2004 will go down in history as
the Christmas tsunami. The horrible destruction from the tsunami waves ..."
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