Meteotsunami

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A tsunami-like wave of meteorological origin.

    "These surface waves are associated with two ma- jor sources of forcing: seismic activity (tsunamis) and atmospheric disturbances (meteotsunami)."

Synonyms

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meteorological tsunamimeteorological tsunami

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"These surface waves are associated with two ma- jor sources of forcing: seismic activity (tsunamis) and atmospheric disturbances (meteotsunami)."

Etymology

Blend of meteorological + tsunami.

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