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tremblor orig. and chiefly U.S.|ˈtrɛmblɔː(r)|
[Alteration of Sp. temblor shudder, (in Amer. Sp.) earthquake, influenced by Eng. trembler.]
An earthquake or earth tremor.
1913C. C. Goodwin As I remember Them 193 He..received the sobriquet of ‘Earthquake’ Stewart, because of the theory that he put out, that the tremblors in California were caused..by.. electrical disturbances in the air and in the earth near the surface. 1925N.Y. Times 1 July 2/2 Dr. U. S. Grant..does not agree with Prof. Goode that the same tremblors shook Montana and California. 1926Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 1 July 1/5 Today's shocks occurred in areas more than 100 miles removed from the lower coast line, where tremblors were felt yesterday. 1977Chicago Tribune 2 Oct. i. 10/5 Californians, long accustomed to earthquake jitters, have become concerned over a rapid-fire series of minor tremblors along a 20-miles stretch of the mysterious San Andreas Fault. |