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downfault

downfault noun: a graben (area sunken relative to surrounding land).

Noun

downfault (plural downfaults)

  1. A graben (area sunken relative to surrounding land).

Verb

downfault (third-person singular simple present downfaults, present participle downfaulting, simple past and past participle downfaulted)

  1. To form a fault that is sunken relative to the surrounding land.

Forms of downfault

Noun
pluraldownfaults
Verb
third-person singular presentdownfaults
present participledownfaulting
past participledownfaulted
pastdownfaulted

Origin of downfault

From down- + fault.

Questions about downfault

What does downfault mean?
Downfault means a graben (area sunken relative to surrounding land).
What part of speech is downfault?
Downfault can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of downfault?
The plural of downfault is downfaults.

Words near downfault in the dictionary

  1. downfallen
  2. downfalling
  3. downfallings
  4. downfalls
  5. downfals
  6. downfault
  7. downfaulted
  8. downfaulting
  9. downfaults
  10. downfeather
  11. downfeathers

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