SAN ANDREAS FAULT


Meaning of SAN ANDREAS FAULT in English

/san" an dray"euhs/ , Geol.

an active strike-slip fault in W United States, extending from San Francisco to S California and forming the on-land portion of the western margin of the North American Plate.

[ after San Andreas Lake, located in the rift, in San Mateo County ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .