fault line
the intersection of a fault with the surface of the earth or other plane of reference.
Origin of fault line
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How to use fault line in a sentence
In addition to its million-and-a-half year dormant stretch, the fault line is nearly impossible to see from above.
The fault line was the dance, because there was no way he could do that in a prime ministerial manner.
Love Actually’s 10th Anniversary: The Cast and Crew Reminisce About the Christmas Classic | Marlow Stern | November 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThat zone is a fault line, a crease in the planet floor between the North American plate and the Continental plate.
Hurricane Sandy Will Be Dwarfed by an Earthquake | Winston Ross | November 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSection by section it has ruptured as though it were a pyric San Andreas fault line.
Colorado Blazes Remind Us That National Policy on Fire Needs a Fix | Stephen J. Pyne | June 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIran is situated on a fault line and people are scared of a Fukushima type of situation happening.
Shirin Ebadi Interview: Iran’s Voice of Reason on Nuke Talks | R.M. Schneiderman | April 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
There is, moreover, evidence of actual compression of the earth's crust at right angles to the fault-line.
A Study of Recent Earthquakes | Charles Davison"The fault line I mentioned is so obvious you can't miss it," he said to Joyce.
Cubs of the Wolf | Raymond F. Jones
British Dictionary definitions for fault line
Also called: fault plane geology the surface of a fault fracture along which the rocks have been displaced
a potentially disruptive division or area of contention: Europe remains the main fault line in the Tory Party
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