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locked faults

locked faults is the plural of locked fault.

Meaning of locked fault

Noun

locked fault (plural locked faults)

  1. A fault that does not slip due to high friction. Such faults accumulate stress which is finally released as an earthquake.

Questions about locked faults

What is locked faults the plural of?
Locked faults is the plural of locked fault.

Words near locked faults in the dictionary

  1. locked and loaded
  2. locked away
  3. locked down
  4. locked eyes
  5. locked fault
  6. locked faults
  7. locked groove
  8. locked grooves
  9. locked horns
  10. locked in
  11. locked into

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