fault block

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noun Geology.

a mass of rock bounded on at least two opposite sides by faults.

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Compare block faulting.

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