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earthshock

earthshock noun: an earthquake.

Noun

earthshock (plural earthshocks)

  1. An earthquake.
    • Non-residential buildings are assumed to be unaffected by moderate or moderately severe earthshocks. As earthshocks become severe, the amount of damage increases very rapidly.1975, Don G. Friedman, Computer simulation in natural hazard assessment

Forms of earthshock

pluralearthshocks

Origin of earthshock

From earth + shock.

Questions about earthshock

What does earthshock mean?
Earthshock means an earthquake.
What part of speech is earthshock?
Earthshock is a noun.
What is the plural of earthshock?
The plural of earthshock is earthshocks.

Words near earthshock in the dictionary

  1. earthshakingly
  2. earthshattering
  3. earthshine
  4. earthship
  5. earthships
  6. earthshock
  7. earthshocks
  8. earthside
  9. Earthsider
  10. Earthsiders
  11. Earthsides

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