Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Designed or constructed to withstand or resist the effects of an earthquake.
- transitive verb To make quakeproof.
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- adjective Capable of
withstanding anearthquake .
Etymologies
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Examples
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People would say that all these quakeproof buildings were needlessly expensive and stifling innovation.
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After the Kobe disaster, the law was revised to advise owners of older buildings to quakeproof them.
Even in Prepared Japan, Disaster Response Can Still Fall Short 2008
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What sustains most is a quakeproof conviction of their own innocence.
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Given these findings, there can be only one acceptable response from the Cuomo administration: Come back with tougher regulations - and make sure they're quakeproof.
NYDN Rss Editorials 2012
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Because we evil capitalist white Americans didn't give up even more of our paychecks to build quakeproof housing for a noble and deserving third world hellhole.
Latest Articles BBC News 2010
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In general Armenia's new buildings quite quakeproof
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