strike-slip fault

noun

A fault where two blocks move horizontally in opposite directions along the fault line.

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Meanings

nounstrike-slip fault (plural strike-slip faults)

plural strike-slip faults

  1. geographyA fault where two blocks move horizontally in opposite directions along the fault line.
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