"strike-slip fault" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: strike-slip faults [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} strike-slip fault (plural strike-slip faults)
  1. (geology) A fault where two blocks move horizontally in opposite directions along the fault line. Wikipedia link: strike-slip fault Categories (topical): Geology, Seismology Synonyms: transform fault Related terms: left lateral, right lateral

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