Earthquake Definition

ûrthkwāk
earthquakes
noun
earthquakes
A shaking or trembling of the crust of the earth, caused by underground volcanic forces or by breaking and shifting of rock beneath the surface.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Earthquake

Noun

Singular:
earthquake
Plural:
earthquakes

Origin of Earthquake

  • Middle English ertheqwake, corresponding to earth +‎ quake.

    From Wiktionary

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