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SUBMARINE EARTHQUAKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does submarine earthquake mean?
• SUBMARINE EARTHQUAKE (noun)
The noun SUBMARINE EARTHQUAKE has 1 sense:
1. an earthquake at the sea bed
Familiarity information: SUBMARINE EARTHQUAKE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An earthquake at the sea bed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
seaquake; submarine earthquake
Hypernyms ("submarine earthquake" is a kind of...):
earthquake; quake; seism; temblor (shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity)
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