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fault line

n
1. (Geological Science) Also called: fault plane geology the surface of a fault fracture along which the rocks have been displaced
2. a potentially disruptive division or area of contention: Europe remains the main fault line in the Tory Party.
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fault′ line`


n.
1. the intersection of a geologic fault with the surface of the earth or other plane of reference.
2. a boundary between incompatible or irreconcilable beliefs, cultures, or the like.
[1865–70]
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Noun1.fault line - (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surfacefault line - (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface
geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
faulting, geological fault, fracture, break, fault, shift - (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"
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