FORESHOCK
Dictionary entry overview: What does foreshock mean? • FORESHOCK (noun)
The noun FORESHOCK has 1 sense:
1. a tremor preceding an earthquake
Familiarity information: FORESHOCK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FORESHOCK (noun)
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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