Noun
(geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface
Source: WordNetfault-line
Nobody looks good in their darkest hour. But it's those hours that make us what we are. We stand strong, or we cower. We emerge victorious, tempered by our trails, or fracture by a permanent, damning fault line. Karen Marie Moning
At the very heart of this fault line are Islamic Azerbaijan and Orthodox Christian Armenia. Source: Internet
Core state and fault line conflicts In Huntington's view, intercivilizational conflict manifests itself in two forms: fault line conflicts and core state conflicts. Source: Internet
Concerning this region, Huntington departs from Kitsikis contending that a civilizational fault line exists between the two dominant yet differing religions ( Eastern Orthodoxy and Sunni Islam ), hence a dynamic of external conflict. Source: Internet
Italy’s public debt has long been seen as a fault line for the survival of the eurozone, and analysts say the pandemic is raising fresh questions about the sustainability of Rome’s borrowings. Source: Internet
Contentious issues Most of Fiji's political controversies are related to the ethnic fault line that characterises Fijian politics. Source: Internet