"subfault" meaning in All languages combined

See subfault on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: subfaults [plural]
Etymology: From sub- + fault. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|fault}} sub- + fault Head templates: {{en-noun}} subfault (plural subfaults)
  1. A subsidiary fault

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