Earthquake - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈɜːrθkweɪk|  American pronunciation of the word earthquake
Brit.  |ˈɜːθkweɪk|  British pronunciation of the word earthquake

noun

- shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity (syn: quake, seism, temblor)
- a disturbance that is extremely disruptive
selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees

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

noun
singular: earthquake
plural: earthquakes
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