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San Andreas fault
San Andreas fault definition
☆ San An·dreas fault (san an drā′əs)
active fault in the earth's crust extending northwest from S California for about 600 miles (966 km)
Etymology: after San Andreas valley, through which the fault runs: orig. Sp, San Andrés, St. Andrew
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