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Meaning of San Andreas fault | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The geographical fault or fault system running through San Andreas, California.

Equivalents

Français faille de San Andreas

Examples

“If reconstructed palinspastically for 300 km of right lateral movement on the San Andreas fault, these strata would lie west to northwest of Paleozoic to Lower Mesozoic strata in Sonora.”

“The southern California portion of the coastline is a major transform fault, commonly known as the San Andreas Fault.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

San Andreas faults San Andrés San Andrés Chicahuaxtla San Andres I San Andres II San Angeles