HyperDic: san_andreas_fault

English > 1 sense of the expression San Andreas Fault:
NOUNobjectSan Andreas Faulta major geological fault in California
English > San Andreas Fault: 1 sense > noun 1, object
MeaningA major geological fault in California; runs from San Diego to San Francisco; the source of serious earthquakes.
Instance offault, faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture, break(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
Part ofCalifornia, Golden State, CA, Calif.A state in the western United States on the Pacific
CatalanFalla de San Andrés

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