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fault zone

noun Geology.

a network of interconnected fractures representing the surficial expression of a fault.

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Nearby words

fault breccia, fault line, fault plane, fault scarp, fault tree, fault zone, fault-finding, faultfinder, faultfinding, faultless, faultlessly

Origin of fault zone

First recorded in 1930–35

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