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fault line

/fɔlt laɪn/
/fɔlt laɪn/
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Other forms: fault lines

Definitions of fault line
  1. noun
    (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface
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    type of:
    line
    a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
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