strike-slip fault

Noun

Meaning

strike-slip fault (plural strike-slip faults)

(geology) A fault where two blocks move horizontally in opposite directions along the fault line.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

transform fault

Hypernyms

faulting break shift fault fracture geological fault

Close letter words and terms

strike work strike zone strike-break strike-stick strikeable strikebound