Translation of "tsunami" into Icelandic

flóðbylgja, Flóðbylgja are the top translations of "tsunami" into Icelandic.

tsunami noun grammar

A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption. [..]

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  • flóðbylgja

    noun

    A large seismically generated sea wave which is capable of considerable destruction in certain coastal areas, especially where submarine earthquakes occur.

    It was like a “tsunami of clay, mud and trees,” said a resident.

    Haft var eftir íbúa á svæðinu að þetta hefði verið eins og „flóðbylgja af leir, leðju og trjám“.

  • Flóðbylgja

    series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water

    It was like a “tsunami of clay, mud and trees,” said a resident.

    Haft var eftir íbúa á svæðinu að þetta hefði verið eins og „flóðbylgja af leir, leðju og trjám“.

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