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quake lakes

quake lakes is the plural of quake lake.

Meaning of quake lake

Noun

quake lake (plural quake lakes)

  1. A lake formed after the damming of a watercourse by a landslide caused by an earthquake.
    • The May 12 quake triggered massive landslides in mountainous Sichuan province, blocking rivers and creating more than 30 unstable "quake lakes" that are threatening millions of people.2008, "China braces as water rises at quake lake," AFP at Google News, 6 Jun.

Questions about quake lakes

What is quake lakes the plural of?
Quake lakes is the plural of quake lake.

Words near quake lakes in the dictionary

  1. quake grass
  2. quake grasses
  3. quake in one's boots
  4. quake in one's shoes
  5. quake lake
  6. quake lakes
  7. quake-breech
  8. quake-breeches
  9. quake-buttock
  10. quake-buttocks
  11. quakebreech

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