Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Earthquake
earthquake, n. [see earth, n. and quake, v.] (webplay: air).
Seism; temblor; shaking of the ground; tremor of the earth's crust; heaving of the earth's surface due to seismic activity; geological movement of the earth's underlying tectonic plates.
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