Meanings
noundownfault (plural downfaults)
plural downfaults
- geographyA graben (area sunken relative to surrounding land).
verbdownfault (third-person singular simple present downfaults, present participle downfaulting, simple past and past participle downfaulted)
present singular third person downfaults · participle present downfaulting · participle past downfaulted · past downfaulted
- geographyTo form a fault that is sunken relative to the surrounding land.
Origin
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APA
downfault. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downfault
MLA
“downfault.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downfault. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downfault,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downfault.
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