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

Recent Examples on the Web To underscore the ideological fault lines of the primary: Shreve has the endorsement of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, while Speedy is backed by the tea party group Americans for Prosperity and Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America. Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 6 May 2024 Researchers from Germany filmed red wood ants that nest along a fault line in the Neuwied Basin, a seismically active region in Eifel, Germany, and studied the ants’ behavior hours before the earthquake, according to a 2013 study. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 2 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for fault line 

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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 28 May. 2024.

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