"downfault" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: downfaults [plural]
Etymology: down- + fault Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|down|fault}} down- + fault Head templates: {{en-noun}} downfault (plural downfaults)
  1. (geology) A graben (area sunken relative to surrounding land). Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-downfault-en-noun-VNWe~ShF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English hybridisms, English terms prefixed with down- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 71 29 Disambiguation of English hybridisms: 71 29 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with down-: 55 45 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Verb

Forms: downfaults [present, singular, third-person], downfaulting [participle, present], downfaulted [participle, past], downfaulted [past]
Etymology: down- + fault Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|down|fault}} down- + fault Head templates: {{en-verb}} downfault (third-person singular simple present downfaults, present participle downfaulting, simple past and past participle downfaulted)
  1. (geology) To form a fault that is sunken relative to the surrounding land. Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-downfault-en-verb-JtiKBM4g Categories (other): English terms prefixed with down- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with down-: 55 45 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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