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moonquakes

moonquakes is the plural of moonquake.

Meaning of moonquake

Noun

moonquake (plural moonquakes)

  1. A seismic event occurring on the moon; the lunar equivalent of an earthquake.
    • Moonquakes and meteorite strikes could damage a reactor, but the chances are slim.2025 August 8, Chandelis Duster, Geoff Brumfiel, “NASA plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon. Here's what that means”, in NPR

Questions about moonquakes

What is moonquakes the plural of?
Moonquakes is the plural of moonquake.

Words near moonquakes in the dictionary

  1. moonpools
  2. moonport
  3. moonports
  4. moonproof
  5. moonquake
  6. moonquakes
  7. moonraker
  8. moonrakers
  9. moonraking
  10. moonran
  11. moonrat

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