locked fault

noun

A fault that does not slip due to high friction. Such faults accumulate stress which is finally released as an earthquake.

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Meanings

nounlocked fault (plural locked faults)

plural locked faults

  1. geographyA fault that does not slip due to high friction. Such faults accumulate stress which is finally released as an earthquake.
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