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ground failure

ground failure noun: an effect of seismic activity, such as an earthquake, where the ground becomes very soft, due to the shaking, and acts like a liquid, causing landslides, spreading, and settling.

Noun

ground failure (plural ground failures)

  1. An effect of seismic activity, such as an earthquake, where the ground becomes very soft, due to the shaking, and acts like a liquid, causing landslides, spreading, and settling.

Forms of ground failure

pluralground failures

Questions about ground failure

What does ground failure mean?
Ground failure means an effect of seismic activity, such as an earthquake, where the ground becomes very soft, due to the shaking, and acts like a liquid, causing landslides, spreading, and settling.
What part of speech is ground failure?
Ground failure is a noun.
What is the plural of ground failure?
The plural of ground failure is ground failures.

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