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moonquake definition

☆ moon·quake (-kwāk′)

noun

a trembling of the surface of the moon, thought to be caused by internal rock slippage or, possibly, meteorite impact

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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