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Earthquake (Gladiators)
WordNet
noun
(1) Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
(2) A disturbance that is extremely disruptive
"Selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A shaking of the Earth, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.
- A natural disaster.
See also
- aftershock
- earthquake engineering
- fault line
- Richter scale
- seismic
- seismograph
- seismologist
- seismology
- tremor
- tsunami