- Geol. the line formed along the surface of the ground by a fault
- any division or rift, as based on philosophical, religious, or ethnic differences, that is perceived as leading inevitably to violent confrontation
Evidence of a fault line.
The definition of a fault line is a break or fracture in the ground that occurs when the Earth's tectonic plates move or shift and are areas where earthquakes are likely to occur.
A break where the Earth's tectonic plates shifted that is a likely site of an earthquake is an example of a fault line.
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Noun
(plural fault lines)
- (geology) The line formed by the intersection of the plane of a fault with the surface of the Earth
- (by extension) A minor split (in public opinion etc) that may develop into something larger
Noun
(plural fault-lines)
- Alternative spelling of fault line.
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Sentence Examples
- The Wasatch Mountain range constitutes the eastern margin of the Great Basin in central and northern Utah, and resembles the true basin ranges in that it is formed by a great block of the earth's crust uptilted along a north-south fault-line.
- During the current cycle of erosion, several of the faults, whose scarps had been worn away in the previous cycle, have been brought to light again as topographic features by the removal of the weak strata along one side of the fault line, leaving the harder strata on the other side in relief; such scarps are known as fault-line scarps, in distinction from the original fault scarps.
WORDS NEAR fault line IN THE DICTIONARY
- fault line
- fault-lines
- fault management
- fault plane