aftershock
noun/ˈæftərʃɑk/
Frequency rank: #18,938 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A smaller earthquake that follows the main earthquake in the same area.
Example sentence
Residents were warned to stay outside because another aftershock could strike at any moment after the earthquake.
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