devastating earthquake

collocation in English

meaningsofdevastatingandearthquake

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devastating
adjective
uk
/ˈdev.ə.steɪ.tɪŋ/us
/ˈdev.ə.steɪ.t̬ɪŋ/
causing a lot of damage ...
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earthquake
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɜːθ.kweɪk/us
/ˈɝːθ.kweɪk/
a sudden violent movement of the earth's surface, sometimes causing ...
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The first reports only a few weeks after thisdevastatingearthquakereveal that tourist bookings have dropped drastically.
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There it stands a completely and wholly distorted wreck, looking as though it had survived somedevastatingearthquake.
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Indeed, within hours of thisdevastatingearthquakethe first funding was made available, and field teams were despatched.
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Repairs to the walls have been carried out since thedevastatingearthquakeof 1273.
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This was the only successful evacuation before adevastatingearthquakein history.
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Calitri suffered adevastatingearthquakein 1980 and has only been partially rebuilt.
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The original temple was however immensely damaged by adevastatingearthquakeof 1897.
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In terms of property loss it was the mostdevastatingearthquakein the town's history.
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In 1931 adevastatingearthquakehit the area, and many buildings were levelled or damaged.
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After thedevastatingearthquakeof 1881, the town was substantially rebuilt in neoclassical style, although much of the quayside and outskirts are more modern.
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The church was almost entirely destroyed after adevastatingearthquake.
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They were closed for several hours following thedevastatingearthquakeof 2001, followed up with minor repairs to the east end of the runway.
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After thedevastatingearthquakein 1906, the city decided to reclaim the creek using earthquake debris, reducing the waterbody to its present size.
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She was fortunate to survive unscathed when adevastatingearthquakeand fire struck the city, damaging her hotel.
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It was one of the few buildings in the area to survive thedevastatingearthquakein 1679.
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The tank still exists, though the upper section of the temple was destroyed by adevastatingearthquake.
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Natural catastrophes and a profound economic decline dictated its death, and in 365 another particularlydevastatingearthquakedestroyed its already meager hopes of recovery.
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After, thedevastatingearthquakein 2000, many of the 100 years old house were damaged.
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The interior of the library and all its books were destroyed by fire in thedevastatingearthquakethat struck the city in 262.
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If one company has written insurance policies on a large number of homes in a particular city, then adevastatingearthquakewill quickly drain all the company's resources.
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