Defenition of the word fault line
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Defenition of the word fault line
- (geology) a fracture in the earth's crust with displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right on the San Andreas fault"
- (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth''s surface
- (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface
Synonyms for the word fault line
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- break
- fault
- fracture
- geological fault
Meronymys for the word fault line
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- break
- fault
- fracture
- geological fault
- shift
Hypernyms for the word fault line
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- cleft
- crack
- crevice
- fissure
- line
- scissure
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