海嘯 — meaning in English

English meaning

• bore verb To make someone feel uninterested and tired through dullness.
• tsunami noun A huge, destructive sea wave usually caused by an underwater earthquake or eruption.

Senses

海嘯 is used for these senses in English:

• bore A sudden and rapid flow of tide occurring in certain rivers and estuaries which rolls up as a wave.
• tsunami A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption; often a series of waves (a wave train).

bore — full definition

1. verb To make someone feel uninterested and tired through dullness.
2. verb To drill a hole through something.
3. noun A person or thing that is dull and uninteresting.
4. noun The inner diameter of a tube or gun barrel.

tsunami — full definition

1. noun A huge, destructive sea wave usually caused by an underwater earthquake or eruption.
2. noun A sudden, overwhelming surge of something.

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