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noun Geology.
a mass of rock bounded on at least two opposite sides by faults.
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Origin of fault block
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby fault block
fauld, Faulkner, Faulknerian, Faulkner, William, fault, fault block, fault breccia, faultfinder, faultfinding, faultless, fault line
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