rockburst

English

noun

Definitions

A sudden, violent collapse of rock under stress, especially in a mine

Etymology

Compound from English rock (rock music, stone, move back and forth, rock and roll) + English burst.

Origin

English

burst

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Britrock English
J-rock English
Rocksprings English
Rockville English
Rockwall English
Sheetrock English
aburst English
afterburst English
airburst English
antirock English
bedrock English
budburst English
burst English
burstability English
burstable English
burster English
bursteth English
burstlet English
burstwise English
burstwort English
bursty English
caprock English
circumburst English
cloudburst English
colorburst English
dadrock English
damburst English
deathrock English
downburst English
forburst English
gritrock English
groundburst English
inburst English
interburst English
intraburst English
krautrock English
liverock English
macroburst English
microburst English
miniburst English
moonrock English
mudrock English
outburst English
outrock English
post-rock English
postburst English
postrock English
preburst English
prerock English
r0x0r English
rackarock English
rendrock English
rerock English
rimrock English
rock English
rock badger English
rock-jumper English
rock-like English
rockability English
rockable English
rockadelic English
rockathon English
rockband English
rockbound English
rockbun English
rockcress English
rockcrusher English
rocker English
rockery English
rockesque English
rockest English
rocketh English
rockfall English
rockfest English
rockfill English
rockfish English
rockfoil English
rockfowl English
rockhead English
rockheaded English
rockhole English
rockhopper English
rockhounding English
rockify English
rocking English
rockish English
rockism English
rockist English
rockland English
rockless English
rocklike English
rockling English
rockman English
rockmass English
rockmeal English
rockmelon English
rockness English
rockover English
rockpile English
rockpool English
rockproof English
rockrose English
rockscape English
rockslide English
rocksnail English
rockspider English
rocksploitation English
rockstar English
rockstardom English
rocksteady English
rockstop English
rocksucker English
rocktastic English
rockweed English
rockwood English
rockwool English
rockwork English
rockwren English
rocky English
sheetrock English
slickrock English
soaprock English
starburst English
sunburst English
superburst English
technorock English
thunderburst English
toburst English
unburst English
upburst English
woodrock English
rokki Finnish
rock Hungarian
rock Italian
rock Dutch, Flemish
rock French
rock Spanish, Castilian
rock Portuguese
ロック Japanese
rock Polish
bersten Middle English
rocke Middle English
rock Czech
rock Catalan, Valencian
ร็อก Thai