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`Tsunami' and `tidal waves' are misnomer

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Badboy
 
Reply Thu 18 Aug, 2005 08:04 am
Tsunami and tidal waves are not very good description for the phenomena where a large body of water travels and floods land.

`tsunami' means `harbour wave' and tidal wave infers it has something to do with tides.

Whats a better word for this phenomena?
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material girl
 
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Reply Thu 18 Aug, 2005 08:11 am
****ing scary watery thing!!!
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barefootTia
 
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Reply Thu 18 Aug, 2005 08:19 am
devastating overflow of contemptible proportion
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lessthanphil
 
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Reply Thu 18 Aug, 2005 08:22 am
big floodness

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Valpower
 
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Reply Thu 18 Aug, 2005 03:54 pm
If it hit Los Angeles, I'd call it a "karma wave".
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