"ground failure" meaning in All languages combined

See ground failure on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: ground failures [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ground failure (plural ground failures)
  1. (geology) 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. Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-ground_failure-en-noun-~AqAP9bD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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