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seaquake

 
Dictionary: sea·quake   ('kwāk') pronunciation

n.
An earthquake originating under the sea floor.

[SEA + (EARTH)QUAKE.]


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an earthquake at the sea bed
  Synonym: submarine earthquake


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - jordskælv på havbunden

Nederlands (Dutch)
zeebeving

Français (French)
n. - séisme sous-marin

Deutsch (German)
n. - Seebeben

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (γεωλ.) υποβρύχιος σεισμός

Italiano (Italian)
maremoto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - maremoto (m) (Geog.)

Русский (Russian)
моретрясение, подводное землетрясение

Español (Spanish)
n. - maremoto

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - jordbävning på havsbotten

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
海震, 海啸

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 海震, 海嘯

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 해진, 해저 지진

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 海震

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألزلزال ألبحري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רעידת אדמה תת-ימית‬


 
 
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