plural of strike-slip fault

(geology) A geological fault separating two tectonic plates which are sliding horizontally in directions parallel with the fault line.

(intransitive, idiomatic) To criticize excessively / (transitive, idiomatic) (followed by with) To criticize (something) excessively

(sports) In certain sports, as in tennis or long jump, a fault in which the athlete's foot is in the wrong place at the wrong time.

(tennis) The missing of both the first serve and second serve, resulting in a point for the receiver.

Alternative spelling of fault line

(geology) The line formed by the intersection of the plane of a fault with the surface of the Earth / (by extension) A minor split (in public opinion etc) that may develop into something larger

(geology) A type of reverse fault in which the angle that the hanging wall makes with the horizontal is less than 45 degrees.

(seismology) A step-like feature formed by the slippage of a short section of the surface along a fault line.

(geology) Accumulated crushed rock debris which is the product of the movement of the rocks on each side of a fault.