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foreshocks

foreshocks is the plural of foreshock.

Meaning of foreshock

Noun

foreshock (plural foreshocks)

  1. A small earth tremor which precedes the mainshock in an earthquake sequence.
  2. (figuratively) Any shock or disturbance that precedes an event
    • The FY 1981 increases in defense — something of a "foreshock" to the rapid rise in defense spending over the next several years — were prompted by the fall of the Shah in Iran and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.1991, D. Roderick Kiewiet, Mathew D. McCubbins, The Logic of Delegation - Page 88

Questions about foreshocks

What is foreshocks the plural of?
Foreshocks is the plural of foreshock.

Words near foreshocks in the dictionary

  1. foreshines
  2. foreshining
  3. foreship
  4. foreships
  5. foreshock
  6. foreshocks
  7. foreshone
  8. foreshoot
  9. foreshooting
  10. foreshoots
  11. foreshop

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