water-quaken.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtəkweɪk/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdərˌkweɪk/,

/ˈwɑdərˌkweɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., quake n.

Etymology: < water n. + quake n., after earthquake n.

A seismic disturbance on the sea floor, or experienced at sea. Also: a sudden flood, massive wave, etc., reminiscent of that caused by an earthquake.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > convulsion > [noun] > earthquake > quake in sea

water-quake1577

1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 1039/2 On the Saterday after..chaunced an other earthquake, or as some write, a watershake [margin] waterquake.

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 500 Wittles-mere..doth somtimes in..faire weather sodainely rise tempestuously, as it were into violent water-quakes.

1755 H. Walpole Let. 25 Nov. in Corr. (1941) IX. 179 There have been lately such earth-quakes and water-quakes.

1762 Gentleman's Mag. 32 291/2 A water-quake was felt at Bergen in Norway.

1862 M. Hopkins Hawaii 419 Earthquakes and waterquakes are also the attendants of these fractures.

1904 Country Life 29 Oct. 648/2 Suddenly there was a terrific water-quake.

1964 J. Lofthouse Countrygoer in Dales 76 This was ‘John Symondson's house’, a survivor of a disastrous waterquake which swept away houses and bridges before it in a mighty flood.

2008 J. Jeney Unnatural Sights xxvii. 324 Another water quake destabilized the ship.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	water-quake
释义	water-quaken. Brit. /ˈwɔːtəkweɪk/, U.S. /ˈwɔdərˌkweɪk/, /ˈwɑdərˌkweɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., quake n. Etymology: < water n. + quake n., after earthquake n. A seismic disturbance on the sea floor, or experienced at sea. Also: a sudden flood, massive wave, etc., reminiscent of that caused by an earthquake. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > convulsion > [noun] > earthquake > quake in sea water-quake1577 1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 1039/2 On the Saterday after..chaunced an other earthquake, or as some write, a watershake [margin] waterquake. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 500 Wittles-mere..doth somtimes in..faire weather sodainely rise tempestuously, as it were into violent water-quakes. 1755 H. Walpole Let. 25 Nov. in Corr. (1941) IX. 179 There have been lately such earth-quakes and water-quakes. 1762 Gentleman's Mag. 32 291/2 A water-quake was felt at Bergen in Norway. 1862 M. Hopkins Hawaii 419 Earthquakes and waterquakes are also the attendants of these fractures. 1904 Country Life 29 Oct. 648/2 Suddenly there was a terrific water-quake. 1964 J. Lofthouse Countrygoer in Dales 76 This was ‘John Symondson's house’, a survivor of a disastrous waterquake which swept away houses and bridges before it in a mighty flood. 2008 J. Jeney Unnatural Sights xxvii. 324 Another water quake destabilized the ship. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1577
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