frost quake

See also: frostquake

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Noun

frost quake (plural frost quakes)

  1. Synonym of cryoseism
    • 2019 January 22, Richard A. Oppel Jr, “Had Enough of Snow? Try Frost Quakes, Waterspouts and Bitter Cold”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:
      Across the Northeast, there were also reports of “frost quakes,” where the ground froze and expanded so quickly that it set off frightening noises — loud booms and sounds of cracking.
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