Editing Tsunami (section)

===Tidal wave===
[[File:Tsunami 2004 aftermath. Aceh, Indonesia, 2005. Photo- AusAID (10730863873).jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|Tsunami aftermath in [[Aceh]], Indonesia, December 2004]]

Tsunamis are sometimes referred to as ''tidal waves''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tidal%20wave|title=Definition of Tidal Wave|access-date=3 November 2016}}</ref> This once-popular term derives from the most common appearance of a tsunami, which is that of an extraordinarily high [[tidal bore]]. Tsunamis and tides both produce waves of water that move inland, but in the case of a tsunami, the inland movement of water may be much greater, giving the impression of an incredibly high and forceful tide. In recent years, the term "tidal wave" has fallen out of favour, especially in the scientific community, because the causes of tsunamis have nothing to do with those of [[tide]]s, which are produced by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun rather than the displacement of water. Although the meanings of "tidal" include "resembling"<ref>"Tidal", The American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary. [[Houghton Mifflin Harcourt|Houghton Mifflin Company]]. 11 November 2008.[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tidal Dictionary.reference.com]</ref> or "having the form or character of"<ref>-al. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved November 11, 2008, [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/-al Dictionary.reference.com]</ref> tides, use of the term ''tidal wave'' is discouraged by geologists and oceanographers.

A 1969 episode of the TV crime show ''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]'' entitled "Forty Feet High and It Kills!" used the terms "tsunami" and "tidal wave" interchangeably.<ref>"Forty Feet High and It Kills!"  ''Hawaii Five-O''.  Writ. Robert C. Dennis and [[Edward J. Lakso]].  Dir. Michael O'Herlihy.  CBS, 8 Oct. 1969.  Television.</ref>