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Noun: strike-slip fault
  1. A geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally
    "The San Andreas Fault is a well-known example of a strike-slip fault"

Derived forms: strike-slip faults

Type of: break, fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault, shift

Encyclopedia: Strike-slip fault