fault line

noun

: something resembling a fault : split, rift
a major conceptual fault line in foreign policyMorton Kondracke

Examples of fault line in a Sentence

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Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fault line was in 1869

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“Fault line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fault%20line. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.

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