geological fault

Noun

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geological fault - (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" Synonyms: fault, fracture, break, shift

break, cleft, crack, crevice, Denali Fault, fault, fault line, fissure, fracture, geology, inclined fault, San Andreas Fault, scissure, shift, strike-slip fault