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quakeproof

adj

Etymology

From quake + -proof.

  1. inherited from *kwakōną✻ — “to shake, quiver, tremble”
  2. inherited from cwacian — “to quake, tremble, chatter”
  3. inherited from quaken
  4. suffixed as quakeproof — “quake + proof”

Definitions

  1. Capable of withstanding an earthquake.

  2. To modify (a structure) to make it capable of withstanding an earthquake.

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