seaquake
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sea·quake
(sē′kwāk′)n.
An earthquake originating under the sea floor.
[sea + (earth)quake.]
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seaquake
(ˈsiːˌkweɪk)n
(Geological Science) obsolete an agitation and disturbance of the sea caused by an earthquake at the sea bed. It is now usually described as an earthquake
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sea•quake
(ˈsiˌkweɪk)n.
an agitation of the sea caused by a submarine eruption or earthquake.
[1670–80]
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| Noun | 1. | seaquake - an earthquake at the sea bed earthquake, quake, seism, temblor - shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity |
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