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strike-slip fault

strike-slip fault noun: a fault where two blocks move horizontally in opposite directions along the fault line.

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 fault

pluralstrike-slip faults

Questions about strike-slip fault

What does strike-slip fault mean?
Strike-slip fault means a fault where two blocks move horizontally in opposite directions along the fault line.
What part of speech is strike-slip fault?
Strike-slip fault is a noun.
What is the plural of strike-slip fault?
The plural of strike-slip fault is strike-slip faults.

Words near strike-slip fault in the dictionary

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

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