Phrase Hound found 17 phrases and 14 compound words that contain earthquake. The most common are listed below. Open earthquake in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 17
- earthquake drillA drill practiced in schools where people get under something and duck, cover, and hold as if there were an earthquake.
- earthquake baroqueA style of architecture found in regions such as the Philippines and Guatemala, where large public buildings were rebuilt in the baroque style after destructive earthquakes.
- earthquake bombA bomb designed to be dropped from a high altitude so that it impacts the ground at high speed and generates underground camouflets and shock waves.
- earthquake engineeringThe study of the behavior of buildings and structures subject to seismic loading
- earthquake-proofAlternative form of earthquakeproof: Capable of resisting an earthquake.
- slow earthquakeA discontinuous earthquake-like event that releases energy over a period of hours to months, rather than the seconds to minutes characteristic of a typical earthquake.
- earthquake protectorA sliding type of low friction base isolation for protection of building structures against lateral impact of strong earthquakes.
- anti-earthquakeAlternative form of antiearthquake: Preventing damage from earthquakes.
- earthquake damA dam that has been designed to withstand earthquakes and minimize the risk of failure.
- earthquake stormThe theorized situation where one earthquake triggers a series of other large earthquakes, along the same plate boundary, as the stress transfers along the fault system.
- non-earthquakeNot related to an earthquake.
- earthquake bombsplural of earthquake bomb: A bomb designed to be dropped from a high altitude so that it impacts the ground at high speed and generates underground camouflets and shock waves.
- earthquake stormsplural of earthquake storm: The theorized situation where one earthquake triggers a series of other large earthquakes, along the same plate boundary, as the stress transfers along the fault system.
- earthquake protectorsplural of earthquake protector: A sliding type of low friction base isolation for protection of building structures against lateral impact of strong earthquakes.
- earthquake damsplural of earthquake dam: A dam that has been designed to withstand earthquakes and minimize the risk of failure.
- paleo-earthquakeAlternative form of paleoearthquake: An earthquake that occurred in the geologic past.
- palaeo-earthquakeAlternative form of paleoearthquake: An earthquake that occurred in the geologic past.
Compound words 14
- starquakeA violent tremor or quake that occurs on or near the surface of a star, especially a collapsed star.
- hurriquakeAn incidence of a hurricane and an earthquake occurring in quick succession.
- birthquakeAn event involving a large number of births or creations.
- antiearthquakePreventing damage from earthquakes.
- earthquakelikeResembling or characteristic of an earthquake.
- earthquakeproofCapable of resisting an earthquake.
- earthquakyResembling or characteristic of earthquakes.
- footquakeseismic activity caused by the feet of many people moving in unison
- megaearthquakeAn earthquake of very large magnitude.
- mirthquakeAn eruption of hilarity.