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FORESHOCK

• FORESHOCK (noun)
The noun FORESHOCK has 1 sense:

1. a tremor preceding an earthquake

Familiarity information: FORESHOCK used as a noun is very rare.

• FORESHOCK (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A tremor preceding an earthquake

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("foreshock" is a kind of...):

earth tremor; microseism; tremor (a small earthquake)

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