strikeslip fault

A form of strike-slip fault — A fault where two blocks move horizontally in opposite directions along the fault line.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounstrikeslip fault (plural strikeslip faults)

plural strikeslip faults

  1. alternativeAlternative form of strike-slip fault.
Cite this entry
APA

strikeslip fault. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strikeslip%20fault

MLA

“strikeslip fault.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strikeslip%20fault. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “strikeslip fault,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strikeslip%20fault.

Source: strikeslip fault on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.