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Webster 1913 Edition


Earthshock

Earth′shockˊ

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Noun.
An earthquake.

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earthshock

earthshock

English

Noun

earthshock (plural earthshocks)

  1. An earthquake.
    • 1975, Don G. Friedman, Computer simulation in natural hazard assessment
      Non-residential buildings are assumed to be unaffected by moderate or moderately severe earthshocks. As earthshocks become severe, the amount of damage increases very rapidly.