strike-slip fault

NOUN
17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S

strike-slip fault is a valid 17-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1T1R1I1K5E1-0S1L1I1P3F4A1U1L1T1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING

What does strike-slip fault mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally.