tsunami

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an extremely large wave caused by a violent movement of the earth under the sea:

In 2004 an earthquake triggered a tsunami that destroyed entire communities in Indonesia and other countries around the Indian Ocean.

She left the area after she lost her house and her family in the tsunami.

a very large amount or quantity of something that is available or that arrives somewhere, and may be difficult to deal with:

There is a tsunami of data available to medical research right now.

There was a tsunami of applications for the post that was advertised recently.

a very large and dangerous ocean wave that is caused by an earthquake under the sea