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frost quakes

frost quakes is the plural of frost quake.

Meaning of frost quake

Noun

frost quake (plural frost quakes)

  1. Synonym of cryoseism.
    • Across the Northeast, there were also reports of “frost quakes,” where the ground froze and expanded so quickly that it set off frightening noises — loud booms and sounds of cracking.2019 January 22, Richard A. Oppel Jr, “Had Enough of Snow? Try Frost Quakes, Waterspouts and Bitter Cold”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    cryoseism

Questions about frost quakes

What is frost quakes the plural of?
Frost quakes is the plural of frost quake.

Words near frost quakes in the dictionary

  1. frost pocket
  2. frost pockets
  3. frost point
  4. frost points
  5. frost quake
  6. frost quakes
  7. frost smoke
  8. frost up
  9. frost weathering
  10. frost wedging
  11. frost-bearer

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