fault scarp

noun

Geology.

1. scarp.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fault scarp¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Known as a fault scarp, this type of feature is “very common in Hawaii” as magma near volcanoes causes the surface to expand and crack, says Robert Craddock from the Smithsonian Institution, a co-author on the paper.

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They'd just finished creating a trail to the fault scarp when I discovered the place.

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It's possibly a fault scarp, and it is all awesome, because you can find chunks of our native bedrock in it.

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This is a chunk of very coarse sandstone fallen from the possible fault scarp.

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After taking your side trip along the fault scarp trail, head around to the tip of the peninsula and look north toward the I-90 bridge.

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