quakeproof

[ kweyk-proof ]

adjective

1. designed or built to withstand the destructive forces of an earthquake.

verb (used with object)

1. to make quakeproof.

Word History and Origins

Origin of quakeproof¹

First recorded in 1935–40; quake + -proof

Example Sentences

The nation invested heavily in quake research, quakeproof engineering, quake relief.

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Its six-story quakeproof building houses a seismological library and a radio telemetry system that links the institute with some of its 20 field seismographs.

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Ambato, he said, would be rebuilt as a modern, quakeproof city.

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Next, the builder boosted sales by offering waterproof, fireproof, wormproof and even quakeproof vaults.

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Tokyo is to be rebuilt "quakeproof and fireproof."

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