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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
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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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