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strike fault

American  

noun

Geology.

  1. a fault that trends parallel to the strike of the strata that it offsets.

strike fault British  

noun

  1. a fault that runs parallel to the strike of the affected rocks

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The effect of a strike fault of diminishing throw is seen in fig.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various

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