"fault scarp" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fault scarps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fault scarp (plural fault scarps)
  1. (seismology) A step-like feature formed by the slippage of a short section of the surface along a fault line. Categories (topical): Seismology Translations (step-like feature): Geländestufe [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-fault_scarp-en-noun-mWDu7Mk5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences, seismology

Inflected forms

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