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Meaning of quake lake | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A lake formed after the damming of a watercourse by a landslide caused by an earthquake.

Examples

“2008, "China braces as water rises at quake lake," AFP at Google News, 6 Jun., The May 12 quake triggered massive landslides in mountainous Sichuan province, blocking rivers and creating more than 30 unstable "quake lakes" that are threatening millions of people.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

quake-buttock quakebreech quakebuttock Quaked Quakenbush Quaker