Tunguska event

proper noun

A huge explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in Yeniseysk Governorate (now Krasnoyarsk Krai), Russia, on the morning of 30 June 1908, generally attributed to a meteor airburst.

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proper nounthe Tunguska event
  1. historicalA huge explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in Yeniseysk Governorate (now Krasnoyarsk Krai), Russia, on the morning of 30 June 1908, generally attributed to a meteor airburst.

    Synonyms: Tunguska incident

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA huge explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in Yeniseysk Governorate (now Krasnoyarsk Krai), Russia, on the morning of 30 June 1908, generally attributed to a meteor airburst.

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Tunguska incident
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Tunguska event. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tunguska%20event

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“Tunguska event.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tunguska%20event. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tunguska event,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tunguska%20event.

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