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noun Geology.
the intersection of a fault with the surface of the earth or other plane of reference.
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Origin of fault line
First recorded in 1865–70
Words nearby fault line
fault block, fault breccia, faultfinder, faultfinding, faultless, fault line, fault plane, fault scarp, fault tree, faulty, faulty union
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British Dictionary definitions for fault line
fault line
noun
Also called: fault plane geology the surface of a fault fracture along which the rocks have been displaced
a potentially disruptive division or area of contentionEurope remains the main fault line in the Tory Party
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