word-vault/dist/data/cards/ts/tsunami.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "tsunami",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "an extremely large wave in the sea caused, for example, by an earthquake",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A tsunami early warning system was set up in Hawaii."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The tsunami caused immeasurable damage."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["The environment"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/tsuːˈnɑːmi/",
                "audio": "ts/tsunami/tsunami__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/tsuːˈnɑːmi/",
                "audio": "ts/tsunami/tsunami__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 19th cent.: from Japanese, from tsu ‘harbour’ + nami ‘wave’."
}