English Explanatory Dictionary

ground failure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An effect of seismic activity, such as an earthquake, where the ground becomes very soft, due to the shaking, and acts like a liquid, causing landslides, spreading, and settling.

Word forms

ground failure ground failures
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