Earthquake - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a disturbance that is extremely disruptive
Extra examples
...the San Andreas Fault is notorious for its earthquakes...
A severe earthquake struck the area.
An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck southern California on June 28.
The city is in an earthquake zone.
The earthquake leveled the city.
That was the biggest earthquake in recent history .
The ground shook during the earthquake.
The earthquake shook the ground.
An earthquake rocked the town.
Only the buildings that were constructed of more substantial materials survived the earthquake.
Small tremors were still being felt several days after the earthquake.
The earthquake may have damaged the building's structural integrity.
They tried to rebuild after the earthquake.
The earthquake jarred the tiles loose.
The tiles jarred loose in the earthquake.
Word forms
singular: earthquake
plural: earthquakes
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