fault block
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fault block
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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Sutton Mountain is a long, 29,000-acre fault block that rises just above the Painted Hills, a popular tourist destination in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.
From Washington Times • Jan. 9, 2016
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