seismic gap

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the part of an active fault that has experienced little or no seismic activity for a long period, indicating the buildup of stresses that are useful in predicting earthquakes.

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Words nearby seismic gap

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How to use seismic gap in a sentence

In straight relationships with an age gap, words like ‘gold-digger’ and ‘trophy wife’ get thrown around.
Freaking Out About Age Gaps in Gay Relationships Is Homophobic|Samantha Allen|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But most of this gap, say the researchers who carried out the study, is due to discrimination.
How Good Dads Can Change the World|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Since then, the rising gap between the rich and middle- and lower-income families has risen to the fore.
Christie Blames Parents for Bad Economy|Monica Potts|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He also warns that the entire Uffizi museum should be fortified with anti-seismic measures.
Florence Preps ‘David’ for the Big One|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Similar reinforced plinths were developed by the Getty museums in Los Angeles to absorb the seismic movements there.
Florence Preps ‘David’ for the Big One|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A pang, a bitterness that lasted for a day or for a year—and the gap would be filled again by some one else.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
Bran or horse-dung inside was a good thing as a stop-gap, though it added not to the strength of the boiler.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
The tall man leaped over just there; and the Jew, running a few paces to the right, crept through that gap.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens
Then you're the chap who covered the trail between Phœnix and Potter's Gap yesterday afternoon?
Motor Matt's "Century" Run|Stanley R. Matthews
Before he could recover, a figure was flying through the open gap that lately had been a window.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini