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fault-line

fault-line is the alternative form of fault line.

Meaning of fault line

Noun

fault line (plural fault lines)

  1. The line formed by the intersection of the plane of a fault with the surface of the Earth.
  2. (broadly) A minor split (in public opinion, etc.) that may develop into something larger.
    • Yet the process may lead to new fault lines and resentments across the notoriously unstable Lebanese political system whose 18 different confessional groups share all levels of power.2016 October 22, Rami G Khouri, “Lebanese oligarchy preserves its interests once again”, in Aljazeera

Forms of fault-line

pluralfault-lines

Questions about fault-line

What is fault-line the alternative form of?
Fault-line is the alternative form of fault line.

Words near fault-line in the dictionary

  1. fault-find
  2. fault-finding
  3. fault-finds
  4. fault-found
  5. fault-free
  6. fault-line
  7. fault-lines
  8. fault-prone
  9. fault-tolerant
  10. faultable
  11. faultage

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