worldquake en · NOUN
Etymology
From world + quake.
Meanings
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An earthshaking event.
The French Revolution struck Europe as though it was the epicentre of a worldquake.
2018, Vybarr Cregan-Reid, Primate Change: How the world we made is remaking us:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| worldquakes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |