| tsunami definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | a giant wave caused by an earthquake on the ocean floor | 20 sets |
| 2 | a huge destructive wave (especially one caused by an earthquake) | 13 sets |
| 3 | a large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor | 11 sets |
| 4 | seismic sea wave, generated by a major earthquake in or near an ocean basin | 9 sets |
| 5 | a giant ocean wave that forms after a volcanic eruption, submarine earthquake, or landslide | 7 sets |
| 6 | an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption | 6 sets |
| 7 | seismic sea wave | 6 sets |
| 8 | a series of giant, destructive ocean waves caused by underwater earthquakes, volcanoes, or landslides. | 6 sets |
| 9 | huge sea wave caused by an earthquake on the ocean floor | 5 sets |
| 10 | a giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor | 5 sets |
| 11 | a great sea wave produced especially by submarine earth movement or volcanic eruption | 5 sets |
| 12 | seismic sea wave that begins over an earthquake focus and can be highly destructive when it crashes on shore | 5 sets |
| 13 | large wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanoe, | 5 sets |
| 14 | an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption. | 4 sets |
| 15 | a series of waves created when a body of water is rapidly displaced | 4 sets |
| 16 | a very high, large wave in the ocean that is usually caused by an earthquake, tidal wave | 4 sets |
| 17 | japanese term used for a huge sea wave caused by an undersea earthquake | 4 sets |
| 18 | a sea wave of local or distant origin that results from large-scale seafloor displacements associated with large earthquakes, major submarine slides, or exploding volcanic islands. | 3 sets |
| 19 | large waves caused by tectonic activity | 3 sets |
| 20 | tidal wave | 3 sets |
| 21 | a seismic sea wave | 3 sets |
| 22 | a giant wave caused by an earthquake on the ocean floor. | 3 sets |
| 23 | a huge ocean wave usually caused by earthquakes under the ocean floor | 3 sets |
| 24 | a giant ocean wave caused by a volcanic eruption or an underwater eathquake | 3 sets |
| 25 | tsunami | 3 sets |
| 26 | a giant ocean wave, caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption, with great destructive power | 2 sets |
| 27 | the water along the shoreline moves rapidly toward the sea, exposing a large portion that is normally underwater | 2 sets |
| 28 | large ocean wave produced by faults, landslides, eruptions | 2 sets |
| 29 | a montrous wave that can be caused by an earthquake | 2 sets |
| 30 | a huge tidal wave that gets higher and higher as it approaches the coast | 2 sets |
| 31 | one or a series of large ocean waves caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption. | 2 sets |
| 32 | a giant sea wave caused by an underwater earthquake | 2 sets |
| 33 | a giant sea wave produced by an earthquake | 2 sets |
| 34 | produced when a vertical earthquake occurs in the ocean | 2 sets |
| 35 | a water wave caused by an earthquake, volcanic eruption, or landslide | 2 sets |
| 36 | large waves created by earthquakes | 2 sets |
| 37 | very large, damagin wave caused by an earthquake or very strond wind | 2 sets |
| 38 | a fast-moving, towering sea wave generated by an earthquake that occurs beneath the ocean. | 2 sets |
| 39 | ocean wave generated by earthquakes on ocena floor | 2 sets |
| 40 | a tsunami is a series of waves created when a body water, such as an ocean, is rapidly displaced. | 2 sets |