quake lakes

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

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of quake lake
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APA

quake lakes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quake%20lakes

MLA

“quake lakes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quake%20lakes. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quake lakes,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quake%20lakes.

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