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English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
swarm of earthquakes
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swarm — swarm1 swarmer, n. /swawrm/, n. 1. a body of honeybees that emigrate from a hive and fly off together, accompanied by a queen, to start a new colony. 2. a body of bees settled together, as in a hive. 3. a great number of things or persons, esp.… … Universalium
swarm — I [[t]swɔrm[/t]] n. 1) ent a body of honeybees that emigrate from a hive and fly off together, accompanied by a queen, to start a new colony 2) ent a body of bees settled together, as in a hive 3) a great number of things or persons moving… … From formal English to slang
swarm — ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY GLOSSARY A group of many earthquakes of similar size occurring closely clustered in space and time with no dominant main shock … Glossary of volcanic terms
swarm earthquake — /swɔm ˈɜθkweɪk/ (say swawm erthkwayk) noun a prolonged series of earthquakes, usually not of very dangerous intensity …
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