Definition of
fault_line has definitions from the field of geology
1
[ noun ] (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface

Related terms

line fault geology

2
[ noun ] (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

Synonyms

break geological_fault fracture shift fault

Examples

"they built it right over a geological fault"

Related terms

crack San_Andreas_Fault inclined_fault denali_fault strike-slip_fault geology

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faultily faultless

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