San Andreas fault

English

Noun

San Andreas fault (plural San Andreas faults)

1. (geology) One of the geographical faults running through San Andreas, California.
   • 2000, Leonid F. Khilyuk, George V. Chilingar, Gas Migration: Events Preceding Earthquakes, page 74:

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