Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quake lake

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables
quake lake
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

quake lakes (plural)

Phrases

landslide dam barrier lake

Frequently Paired Words

landslide dam barrier lake

Questions

What does quake lake mean?
A lake formed after the damming of a watercourse by a landslide caused by an earthquake.

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