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strike-slip

strike-slip is the abbreviation of strike-slip fault.

Meaning of strike-slip fault

Noun

strike-slip fault (plural strike-slip faults)

  1. A fault where two blocks move horizontally in opposite directions along the fault line.

Forms of strike-slip

pluralstrike-slips

Phrases with strike-slip

Questions about strike-slip

What is strike-slip the abbreviation of?
Strike-slip is the abbreviation of strike-slip fault.

Words near strike-slip in the dictionary

  1. strike-breaks
  2. strike-broke
  3. strike-broken
  4. strike-out
  5. strike-outs
  6. strike-slip
  7. strike-slip fault
  8. strike-slip faults
  9. strike-slips
  10. strike-stick
  11. strike-sticks

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